{"id":92612,"date":"2021-03-24T06:03:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T06:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=92612"},"modified":"2023-08-10T08:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:57:50","slug":"loop-of-henle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/loop-of-henle\/","title":{"rendered":"Loop of Henle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A curved tube which forms the main part of a nephron in the kidney.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Shaped portion of a microscopic kidney tubule in the nephron; site of action of many important drugs, including some diuretics (thus, the term\u2014loop diuretics\u2014for drugs like furosemide).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A U-shaped segment of the renal tubule, comprised of the thin descending limb and thick ascending limb.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The part of a kidney tubule that forms a loop extending toward the center of the kidney. It is surrounded by blood capillaries, which reabsorb water and selected soluble substances back into the bloodstream.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That part of the nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. It extends into the renal medulla as a hairpin shaped loop. The ascending link of the loop actively transports sodium from the lumen of the tube to the interstitium, and this, combined with the \u2018counter-current\u2019 flow of fluid through the two limbs of the loop, plays a part in concentrating the urine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Within each of the kidney&#8217;s filtration units, or nephrons, there exists a segment of the lengthy renal tubule known as the loop of Henl\u00e9. 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