Loop of Henle
"Loop of Henle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The U-shaped portion of the renal tubule in the KIDNEY MEDULLA, consisting of a descending limb and an ascending limb. It is situated between the PROXIMAL KIDNEY TUBULE and the DISTAL KIDNEY TUBULE.
| Descriptor ID |
D008138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.810.453.736.560.610
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loop of Henle" by people in Profiles.
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Srivastava T, Alon US. Pathophysiology of hypercalciuria in children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2007 Oct; 22(10):1659-73.