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visceral layer of glomerular capsule

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The inner, or visceral, layer of the renal glomerular capsule, overlying the capillaries, composed of podocytes, and separated from the outer, or parietal, layer by the capsular (Bowman's) space[BTO]. Lies just above the thickened glomerular basement membrane and is made of podocytes. Beneath the visceral layer lie the glomerular capillaries[WP]. inner layer of the glomerular capsule surrounding the capillary endothelial cells and composed of highly specialized epithelial cells (podocytes) that are separated by filtration slits; the visceral layer is separated from the outer parietal layer by the urinary space (also known as the Bowman's or capsular space)[MP] [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001515 ]

Term info

Label

visceral layer of glomerular capsule

Synonyms
  • Bowman's visceral epithelium
  • glomerular capsule visceral layer
  • inner epithelial layer of Bowman's capsule
  • podocyte layer of Bowman's capsule
  • visceral epithelium of Bowman's capsule
  • visceral layer of Bowman's capsule
  • visceral layer of glomerular capsule
database cross reference
Subsets

inconsistent_with_fma, pheno_slim

editor note

TODO - check - the BTO class 'glomerular epithelium' is the visceral layer. But GO uses 'glomerular epithelium' as the mereological sum of P+V layers

id

UBERON:0005751