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loop of Hen·le (h

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The segment of the nephron of a vertebrate kidney that is situated between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. It plays a role in the transport of ions and water and the concentrating of urine.

[After Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle (1809-1885), German pathologist.]

loop of Henle (l

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The loop-shaped segment of the nephron of a vertebrate kidney. It plays a role in the transport of ions and water and the concentrating of urine.

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