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Ascending Limb
thin segment
thick segment
Unlike the descending limb, the ascending limb of Henle's loop is impermeable to water, a critical feature of the countercurrent exchange mechanism employed by the loop.
a joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts.
Origin: as. Li.
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For example, limb patterning uses Hedgehog signaling, but it happens at a stage much later than the patterning of the forebrain. The whole axis of the neural tube is set up before the limbs start to be patterned.
The horizontal limb of the intraparietal sulcus begins from the junction of the lower with the middle third of the postcentral sulcus and curves backward parallel to the longitudinal fissure, midway between it and the parietal eminence; ...
People who have a limb amputated may still have a sense of that limb; this is termed a phantom limb. This phenomenon is not limited to one sensation, however.
And when we use the term "birth defect ", we're usually talking about circumstances where it is apparent at birth--a congenital heart defect, or a limb reduction, or some other malformation that's apparent often times in the delivery room.
Injection of agents that interfere with the Wnt/β-catenin pathway blocks limb regeneration in salamanders while ...
muscle that extends a limb or part
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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endite Medial process on an arthropod limb.
endocarp Innermost layer of the pericarp (fruit wall).
endochondral Occurring with the substance of cartilage, especially bone formation.
(after F. G. J. Henle, German pathologist)
The long hairpin turn, with a descending and ascending limb, of the renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney; functions in water and salt reabsorption.
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During the second month most of the major organ systems form, limb buds develop. The embryo becomes a fetus by the seventh week.
A common progressive neurological disorder that results from degeneration of nerve cells in a region of the brain that controls movement. The first symptom of the disease is usually tremor of a limb, especially when the body is at rest.
That change in direction allows reptiles to pick their bellies off the ground and helps them move more efficiently. It's obvious that this trait doesn't apply to snakes that have no legs. They have their belly on the ground or on a tree limb all day ...
used beginning in 1958 to relieve symptoms of morning sickness and nausea in pregnancy (although never approved in the US). By the 1960's the teratogenic effects of the drug had become apparent; the most common birth defects included severe limb ...
 See also: Human, Trans, Muscle, Class, Long
  
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