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What is vasa recta? State its function.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 21 Jul, 2014, 01:49: PM
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Vasa recta is the minute vessel of the peritubular network which runs parallel to the loop of Henle.

It maintains the concentration gradient in the medullary interstitium and helps to maintain the osmolarity of blood.

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