loading...| Preferred Name |
glomerular capsule |
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| Synonyms |
Bowmans capsule renal glomerular capsule capsula glomerularis Bowman's capsule malphigian capsule Mueller capsule capsula glomeruli pronephric glomerular capsule Muellerian capsule bowman's 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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| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0524448 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361331000 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32225 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman%27s_capsule UMLS:C0524448 EMAPA:28257 FMA:15626 TAO:0005254 ZFA:0005310 BTO:0002297 AAO:0010526 ZFA:0005254 TAO:0005310 EMAPA:27973 MA:0001660 KUPO:0001001 |
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| definition |
A cup-like sac at the expanded beginning of a tubular component of a nephron that contains the glomerulus |
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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 |
Bowmans capsule renal glomerular capsule capsula glomerularis Bowman's capsule |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
malphigian capsule Mueller capsule capsula glomeruli pronephric glomerular capsule Muellerian capsule bowman's capsule |
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| id |
UBERON:0001230 |
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| imported from | ||
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#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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