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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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2001
2001
Decreased sensitivity of distal nephron and collecting duct to parathyroid hormone in pseudohypoparathyroidism type I.
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) transiently increases urinary excretion of the lysosomal enzyme, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase, which… 
1996
1996
[A physiological analysis of kidney ion-regulating function in children with enuresis].
Peculiarities of the excretion of ions (Na, K, Ca, Mg) and water were studied in healthy children and children with the nocturnal… 
1990
1990
Does lithium affect renal sodium handling and renal haemodynamics in normal man?
Renal haemodynamics, sodium excretion, and free-water clearance were evaluated at baseline and after acute frusemide… 
1987
1987
Sodium reabsorption by the Henle loop in humans.
In a previous study, we described a new method [3] to measure Na reabsorption by each segment of the human nephron independently… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Selective anoxic injury to thick ascending limb: an anginal syndrome of the renal medulla?
Cortico-medullary gradients of O2 availability within the renal parenchyma have been appreciated for some time, but not their… 
1983
1983
Glomerular mesangium as an effector locus for the tubuloglomerular feedback system and renal sympathetic innervation.
To define the effector loci for the tubuloglomerular feedback system, the determinants of the single-nephron glomerular… 
1982
1982
The renal tubular defect of Bartter's syndrome.
The site of reduced electrolyte transport in Bartter's syndrome (BS) was studied with a new technique whereby resorption can be… 
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… 
1971
1971
Effects of aldosterone and cortisol of Henle's loop in the adrenalectomized rats kidney.
It is generally accepted that urine is concentrated by the mammalian kidney through the operation of a countercurrent mechanism… 
1966
1966
Zur Frage einer direkten Angiotensinwirkung auf die Natriumresorption im proximalen Tubulus und in der Henleschen Schleife der Rattenniere
SummaryMicropuncture experiments on the rat kidney were performed to evaluate the effect of angiotensin upon tubular sodium…