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renal glomerulus

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Term info

Label

renal glomerulus

database cross reference
Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

contributor

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-8737

created by

Melissa Haendel

creation date

2009-06-18T09:26:37Z

definition

A capillary tuft which forms a close network with the visceral epithelium (podocytes) and the mesangium to form the filtration barrier and is surrounded by Bowman's capsule in nephrons of the vertebrate kidney[GO].

depicted by

Renal:corpuscle.svg, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Renal_corpuscle.svg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Gray1130.svg

external ontology notes

ZFA - The multi-tissue structure where the glomerular basement membrane supported by mesonephric podocytes filters blood from the glomerular capillaries. GUDMAP: 'Together, the Bowman's capsule and the glomerulus comprise the definitive renal corpuscle.' - here the glomerulus is part of the capsule?

has exact synonym

renal glomeruli

has broad synonym

glomerulus

has related synonym

glomerulus renis, glomerular capillary tuft, Malphigian glomerulus, glomerular tuft, renal corpuscle, Malpighian glomerulus, Malpighian tuft

id

UBERON:0000074

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl