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medullary ray

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009883


A renal, cortical lobule, consisting of the ascending or descending limbs of the loop of Henle or of the collecting tubules; medullary rays are regions where parallel arrays of straight tubules travel perpendicular to the capsule and extend from the cortex to the medulla. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow_of_ovaryry_ray_(anatomy) MP:0011347 ]

Synonyms: Ferrein's pyramid, renal medullary ray, kidney medullary ray

Term info

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pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000012

FMA says parenchyma, MP says cortex

UBPROP 0000013

Their name is potentially misleading -- the 'medullary' refers to their destination, not their location. They are located only in the renal cortex, and not in the renal medulla

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UBERON:0009883

prefLabel

Medullary ray

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606