Biology — Countercurrent Multiplier (Kidney)
How the loop of Henle concentrates urine.
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{"data":{"id":"bottom","label":"Hairpin (high osmolarity)"}},
{"data":{"id":"asc","label":"Ascending limb (Na+/Cl- out)"}},
{"data":{"id":"medulla","label":"Salty medulla"}},
{"data":{"id":"collect","label":"Collecting duct"}},
{"data":{"id":"adh","label":"ADH -> water reabsorbed"}},
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