Tissue surrounding the loop of Henle in the renal medulla. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow_of_ovaryry_interstitium ]
Synonyms: kidney medulla interstitium renal medullary interstitium renal medullary interstitial tissue
Term information
- MA:0002619
- SCTID:245693005
- Wikipedia:Bone_marrow_of_ovaryry_interstitium
- EMAPA:18326
It functions in renal water reabsorption by building up a high hypertonicity, which draws water out of the thin descending limb of the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system. This hypertonicity, in turn, is created by an efflux of urea from the inner medullary collecting duct.
Term relations
- interstitial tissue
- kidney interstitium
- part of some kidney interstitium
- part of some renal medulla
- capable of part of some renal water absorption