Preferred Name |
renal glomerulus |
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Synonyms |
renal glomeruli glomerulus glomerular capillary tuft Malpighian glomerulus renal corpuscle glomerular tuft Malpighian tuft Malphigian glomerulus glomerulus renis |
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Definitions |
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]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000074 |
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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]. |
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has_broad_synonym |
glomerulus |
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has_exact_synonym |
renal glomeruli |
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has_related_synonym |
glomerular capillary tuft Malpighian glomerulus renal corpuscle glomerular tuft Malpighian tuft Malphigian glomerulus glomerulus renis |
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label |
renal glomerulus |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000074 |
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prefLabel |
renal glomerulus |
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