Term Name:	metanephric ascending thin limb
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Definition:	The metanephric ascending thin limb is a segment of a nephron tubule in the metanephros lying in the inner medulla that is permeable to ions but not to water and has a simple epithelium; active transepithelial solute transport is absent[GO].
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0005114]