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mesonephric glomerulus
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The mesonephric glomerulus is 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 mature vertebrate kidney, or mesonephros[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0061224 ]
Term info
Label
mesonephric glomerulus
external definition
A tuft of capillaries found in a Bowman's capsule in which waste products are filtered from the blood and urine formation is initiated.[AAO]
external ontology notes
XAO/AAO class belongs here, as it refers to mesonephric structure
has broad synonym
glomerulus
has obo namespace
uberon
homology notes
In animals in which the mesonephros is the terminal kidney, such as amphibians and fish, the final organ is very complex, containing a large number of nephrons, most of which have an internal glomerulus.[well established][VHOG]
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UBERON:0005325