The descending thin limb is a part of the loop of Henle situated just after the proximal straight tubule (S3). It extends to the tip of the loop of Henle[GO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072022 ]
Synonyms: loop of Henle thin descending limb thin descending limb descending thin limb of loop of Henle pars descendens (tubulus attenuatus) loop of Henle descending thin limb
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uberon_slim
thin descending loop of Henle
thin descending limb of loop of Henle
descending limb of Henle's loop
descending limb of loop of Henle
thin descending limb of the loop of Henle