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glomerular capsule

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A cup-like sac at the expanded beginning of a tubular component of a nephron that contains the glomerulus [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/pvb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman%27s_capsule ]

Term info

Label

glomerular capsule

Synonyms
  • Bowman's capsule
  • Bowmans capsule
  • capsula glomerularis
  • renal glomerular capsule
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Gray1130.svg

development notes

One fold of the S-shaped body gives rise to Bowman's capsule[GUDMAP]

external definition

Anatomical structure found in the kidney consisting of an expanded end of a kidney tubule surrounding a glomerulus and is the major site of filtration.[AAO]

function notes

Fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the Bowman's capsule and further processed along the nephron to form urine. This process is known as ultrafiltration[WP].

has related synonym

Malphigian capsule, Bowman's capsule, capsula glomeruli, Muellerian capsule, Mueller capsule, pronephric glomerular capsule, Malpighian capsule

id

UBERON:0001230