Term: renal glomerulus glomerular basement membrane
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Name: renal glomerulus
Synonyms: glomerular capillary tuft, renal glomeruli
Definition: The multi-tissue structure where the glomerular basement membrane supported by mesonephric podocytes, filters blood from the glomerular capillaries.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001288]
Name: glomerular basement membrane
Synonyms: glomerular filtration membrane
Definition: Membrane between the mesonephric podocytes and the renal glomerular capillaries. It is a trilaminar structure composed of the fused basement membranes of the glomerular capillaries and basement membrane of the podocytes. The capillary membranes touch the GBM at contact points that are separated by pores. The membrane is semi-permeable allowing water and small molecules to pass into the renal capsular space.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005285]
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