In the kidney, the loop of Henle (English: /ˈhɛnli/) (or Henle's loop, Henle loop, nephron loop or its Latin counterpart ansa ... The loop of Henle can be divided into four parts: Thin descending limb of loop of Henle The thin descending limb has low ... The loop is also sometimes called the nephron loop.[citation needed] The loop of Henle is supplied by blood in a series of ... Through the countercurrent multiplier the loop of Henle increases the osmolarity of the medulla. The loop of Henle is always a ...

... descending limb of loop of Henle ascending limb of loop of Henle Both limbs of the loop of Henle are lined with the simple ...

... the descending limb of loop of Henle is the portion of the renal tubule constituting the first part of the loop of Henle. The ... the thin ascending limb of loop of Henle would be included. Longitudinal section of descending limb of Henle's loop. a. ... "a.The descending limb of the loop of Henle is highly permeable to water and relatively impermeable to solutes such as Na and Cl ...

The ascending limb of the loop of Henle is a direct continuation from the descending limb of loop of Henle, and one of the ... Within the nephron of the kidney, the ascending limb of the loop of Henle is a segment of the heterogenous loop of Henle ... Descending limb of loop of Henle This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1223 of the 20th edition of ... Mount DB (November 2014). "Thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle". Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. ...

On a histological slide, the straight arterioles can be distinguished from the tubules of the loop of Henle by the presence of ... Latin: vās, "vessel"; rēctus, "straight"). They lie parallel to the loop of Henle. These vessels branch off the efferent ... the vasa recta go into the medulla and are closer to the loop of Henle, and leave to ascend to the cortex. Terminations of the ... and surround the loop of Henle. Whereas the peritubular capillaries surround the cortical parts of the tubules, ...

He discovered the loop of Henle and Henle's tubules, two anatomical structures in the kidney. Other anatomical and pathological ... Henle's ampulla: ampulla of the uterine tube. Henle's layer: outer layer of cells of root sheath of a hair follicle. Henle's ... He is credited with the discovery of the loop of Henle in the kidney. His essay, "On Miasma and Contagia," was an early ... Henle's spine: the supra-meateal spine that serves as a landmark in the mastoid area. Glands of Henle: depressions in the eye ...

Dogs and cats, on the other hand, have only long-loop nephrons. The ratio of nephrons with short loops of Henle to those with ... The nephrons can be classified as nephrons with a short loop and a long loop of Henle. Blood that enters the kidneys is ... The outer region consists of short loops of Henle and collecting ducts, while the inner region consists of long loops and ... Reabsorption of HCO3- occurs in the proximal tubule, in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle, and to a lesser extent in the ...

The 'single effect' describes the fact that the ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle is not permeable to water but is ... The ultrafiltrate is passed through, in turn, the proximal convoluted tubule, the loop of Henle, the distal convoluted tubule, ... 12: Bicarbonate Reabsorption, Thick Limb of Henle's Loop. lib.mcg.edu Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And ...

Acute increase of sodium absorption across the ascending loop of Henle. This adds to the countercurrent multiplication which ... In this circadian circuit known as the transcription-translation feedback loop (TTFL), Per2 protein accumulates and is ...

... without the loop of Henle, and mammalian-type nephrons, with the loop of Henle. Most nephrons are reptilian-type. The loop of ... The outer region consists of short loops of Henle and collecting ducts, and the inner region consists of long loops of Henle ... nephrons without a loop of Henle stop filtering, while nephrons with a loop continue, but due to the presence of a loop, they ... Like reptiles, birds have a renal portal system, but it does not deliver blood to the loops of Henle, blood is delivered only ...

The latter feature is due to the presence of elongated loops of Henle; these are much shorter in birds, and not truly present ... carnivores have only long loops of Henle). In ancient Egypt, the kidneys, like the heart, were left inside the mummified bodies ... Kidney glomerulus parietal cell Kidney glomerulus podocyte Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell Loop of Henle thin segment ... water and ion permeability in the descending limb of the loop, water impermeability in the ascending loop, and active ion ...

Loop diuretics are diuretics that act on the Na-K-Cl cotransporter along the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle in ... Loop diuretics act on the Na+-K+-2Cl− symporter (NKCC2) in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle to inhibit sodium, ... Loop diuretics are highly protein bound and therefore have a low volume of distribution. The protein bound nature of the loop ... "Furosemide directly stimulates prostaglandin E2 production in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop". The Journal of ...

... segmentation of descending thin limb of Henle's loop". American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative ... associated with expression of aquaporin 1 along a longer than usual segment of the descending limb of the loop of Henle in the ...

The medullary interstitium is the tissue surrounding the loop of Henle in the medulla. It functions in renal water reabsorption ... Flow continues through the renal tubules, including the proximal tubule, the loop of Henle, through the distal tubule and ... The pyramids appear striped because they are formed by straight parallel segments of nephrons' Loops of Henle and collecting ... the loop of Henle, and the collecting tubule. The renal medulla is hypertonic to the filtrate in the nephron and aids in the ...

Shareghi GR, Agus ZS (Apr 1982). "Magnesium transport in the cortical thick ascending limb of Henle's loop of the rabbit". The ... "Transepithelial Ca2+ and Mg2+ transport in the cortical thick ascending limb of Henle's loop of the mouse is a voltage- ... However, this loop is not well conserved and is not required for transport function in the SLC8 family. The AtMHX gene is ... The TM domains are shown in light blue, the pore loop in purple, the TRP motif in red and the kinase domain in green. The ...

The device's looping channels strives to simulate the countercurrent mechanism of the loop of Henle. Likewise, the loop of ... The second segment of the tubules is the loop of Henle where the reabsorption of water and ions from the urine takes place. ... proximal convoluted tubule and loop of Henle. Each part of the device has its unique design, generally consisting of two ... Henle requires a number of different cell types because each cell type has distinct transport properties and characteristics. ...

The loop of Henle is the major site for magnesium homeostasis, and 60% is reabsorbed. Magnesium homeostasis comprises three ... In these diseases, reabsorption of divalent cations (such as magnesium and calcium) in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop ... block resorption in the loop of Henle. 30% of patients using these antibiotics have hypomagnesemia. Long term, high dosage use ... Deficiencies may be due to the following conditions: Loop and thiazide diuretic use (the most common cause of hypomagnesemia) ...

Because of the absence of the loop of Henle in birds, their ability to concentrate water doesn't depend heavily on it. Water ... Reptilian nephrons are more abundant but lack the distinctive loops of Henle seen in mammals. ... flows in bird lungs is flow irreversibility at high Reynolds number manifested in asymmetric junctions and their loop-forming ...

The deposits are collected in the inner medullary interstitium in the basement membranes of the thin limbs of the loop of Henle ... "Randall's plaque of patients with nephrolithiasis begins in basement membranes of thin loops of Henle". The Journal of Clinical ... Distal renal tubular acidosis Medullary sponge kidney Neonatal nephrocalcinosis and loop diuretics Inherited tubulopathies ...

Reeves WB, Andreoli TE (2008). "Chapter 31 - Sodium Chloride Transport in the Loop of Henle, Distal Convoluted Tubule, and ...

Ethacrynic acid acts by inhibiting NKCC2 in the thick ascending loop of Henle and the macula densa. Loss of potassium ions is ... Unlike the other loop diuretics, etacrynic acid is not a sulfonamide and thus use is not contraindicated in those with sulfa ... If a patient with sulfa allergies is in need of a loop diuretic, it is more likely for the physician to prescribe etacyrnic ... A con with etacyrnic acid compared to the other loop diuretic drugs such as furosemide is that it has a significantly steep ...

"The effects of the potassium channel opener minoxidil on renal electrolytes transport in the loop of henle". J. Pharmacol. Exp ...

Loop of Henle Ascending: after the tip (or 'bend') of the loop, the liquid flows in the thin ascending limb.[citation needed] ... Loop of Henle Descending: The liquid passes from the thin descending limb to the thick ascending limb. Water is constantly ... The latter in the loop of Henle, the first in the vasa recta The specific heat capacity should be calculated on a mass basis, ... A circuit of fluid in the loop of Henle-an important part of the kidneys-allows for gradual buildup of the concentration of ...

The efficiency of their loops of Henle is augmented by the increased antidiuretic hormone in their blood. Desert amphibians can ... Desert mammals also have longer loops of Henle, structures whose efficiency in concentrating urine is directly proportional to ...

Loop diuretics act on the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle in the kidney nephrons. The major mechanism of ion ... Hence, the ultimate effect of loop diuretics is a reduction in salt reabsorption and an increase in water excretion. Loop ... By binding to and inhibiting NKCCs at the apical membrane of the loop of Henle, the reabsorption of Na+, K+ and Cl- is impaired ... Loop diuretics is a major class of diuretic drugs indicated for oedema due to heart failure, liver disease and kidney disease. ...

... appears to block the active reabsorption of chloride and possibly sodium in the ascending loop of Henle. ...

The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting tubule. It is ... The point where DCT contacts the cortical thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle is called macula densa. It has tightly ...

... thereby impairing sodium reabsorption in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. The action of these loop diuretics also ... The thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle begins at the deeper portion of the renal outer medulla. Here, the urine has a ... NKCC2 is specifically found in cells of the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle and the macula densa in nephrons, the ... Inhibition of NKCC1, as with furosemide or other loop diuretics, can result in deafness. NKCC1 is also expressed in many ...

The renal tubules consist of the proximal tubule, the loop of Henle, the distal tubule and the collecting duct. The glomerulus ... in the loop of Henle, specifically the thick ascending limb. The distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct monitor the ... believed to affect the ascending portion of the loop of Henle and the distal tubule. The exact mechanism remains unknown. It ...

"The effects of respiratory alkalosis and acidosis on net bicarbonate flux along the rat loop of Henle in vivo". American ...