Loop of Henle

Loop of Henle
The loop of Henle descends from the cortex into the medulla, and then ascends back from the medulla to the cortex. A countercurrent mechanism involving the loop of Henle in the medulla allows reabsorption of water and salt.
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loop of Henle: the segment of the human kidney after the proximal tubule.
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Loop of Henle
Main article: Loop of Henle
The loop of Henle (sometimes known as the nephron loop) is a U-shaped tube that consists of a descending limb and ascending limb.
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loop of Henle A U-shaped loop between the proximal and distal tubules in the kidney.
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loop of Henle
(after F. G. J. Henle, German pathologist)
The long hairpin turn, with a descending and ascending limb, of the renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney; functions in water and salt reabsorption.
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As the fluid flows into the descending segment of the loop of Henle, water continues to leave by osmosis because the interstitial fluid is very hypertonic.
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