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What is the importance of having a long loop of henle and short loop of henle.

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Loop of Henle, long, U-shaped portion of the tubule that conducts urine within each nephron of the kidney of reptiles, birds, and mammals.
The principal function of the loop of Henle appears to be the recovery of water and sodium chloride from the urine.....



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