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Structure of descending limb of Henle's loop

Known as: Descending Limb of Loop of Henle, Descending limb of Henle's loop 
The descending limb of the U-shaped portion of the renal tubule.
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Descending thin limbNephronsProximal straight tubulePyramid of Malpighi

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Loop of Henle

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2004
2004
Ion and diuretic specificity of chimeric proteins between apical Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) and Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporters.
The mammalian kidney bumetanide-sensitive Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) and thiazide-sensitive Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporters are the major… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Potassium handling in health and disease: lessons from inherited tubulopathies.
UNLABELLED The tight regulation of plasma potassium levels, a mostly intracellular cation, is essential given the severe… 
2003
2003
Cyclic GMP Mediates Influence of Macula densa Nitric Oxide over Tubuloglomerular Feedback
Background: Tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) stabilizes nephron function by eliciting reciprocal changes in single-nephron… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Regulation of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter NKCC2 by humoral natriuretic factors: relevance in hypertension.
A furosemide-sensitive Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2 isoform) accounts for almost all luminal NaCl reabsorption in the thick… 
1993
1993
Loop and distal actions of a novel diuretic, M17055.
1992
1992
Distal nephron function in Bartter's syndrome: abnormal conductance to chloride in the cortical collecting tubule?
Five patients with the clinical patterns of Bartter's syndrome underwent a series of clearance studies in order to characterize… 
1991
1991
Effects of adenosine on cAMP production and cytosolic Ca2+ in cultured rabbit medullary thick limb cells.
The cellular signaling mechanism of adenosine action has been studied in highly purified populations of cultured cells from the… 
1990
1990
Effect of indomethacin in vivo and PGE2 in vitro on MTAL Na-K-ATPase of the rat kidney
We have previously shown that prostaglandin synthesis inhibition in rats which reduces urinary excretion of PGE2 and sodium, is… 
1975
1975
ROLE OF PROSTAGLANDINS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
1974
1974
Urate handling by the rat kidney
SummaryReabsorption rates for urate in the loops of Henle were measured in superficial nephrons in the rat 1. under conditions of… 
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