Category:GO:0072233 ! metanephric thick ascending limb development

name: metanephric thick ascending limb development
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the metanephric thick ascending limb over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The metanephric thick ascending limb is the last part of the metanephric loop of Henle. Its thick, mitochondria-rich epithelium characterizes the outer medulla, and is responsible for very avid active salt transport. At the macula densa, the thick ascending limb connects to the distal convoluted tubule." [GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10]
synonym: "metanephric TAL development" EXACT [GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10]
is_a: GO:0072023 ! thick ascending limb development
is_a: GO:0072234 ! metanephric nephron tubule development
relationship: part_of: GO:0072235 ! metanephric distal tubule development

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0072233</GOterm>
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