Preferred Name |
glomerular capsule |
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Synonyms |
renal glomerular capsule Bowman's capsule capsula glomerularis Bowmans capsule capsula glomeruli Malpighian capsule pronephric glomerular capsule Mueller capsule Muellerian capsule Malphigian capsule |
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Definitions |
A cup-like sac at the expanded beginning of a tubular component of a nephron that contains the glomerulus. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001230 |
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capable of part of | ||
contributes to morphology of | ||
database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0524448 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361331000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman%27s_capsule EMAPA:27973 Wikipedia:Bowman%27s_capsule EMAPA:28257 SCTID:361331000 NCIT:C32225 BTO:0002297 ZFA:0005254 KUPO:0001001 ZFA:0005310 UMLS:C0524448 TAO:0005254 AAO:0010526 TAO:0005310 FMA:15626 MA:0001660 |
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depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Gray1130.svg |
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development_notes |
One fold of the S-shaped body gives rise to Bowman's capsule[GUDMAP] |
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develops_from | ||
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] |
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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]. |
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has_exact_synonym |
renal glomerular capsule Bowman's capsule capsula glomerularis Bowmans capsule |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
capsula glomeruli Malpighian capsule pronephric glomerular capsule Bowman's capsule Mueller capsule Muellerian capsule Malphigian capsule |
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id |
UBERON:0001230 |
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imported from | ||
in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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label |
glomerular capsule |
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notation |
UBERON:0001230 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
glomerular capsule |
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textual definition |
A cup-like sac at the expanded beginning of a tubular component of a nephron that contains the glomerulus. |
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treeView | ||
subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CARO_0000000 |
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