glomerular endothelium fenestra

Term ID

GO:0036053

Synonyms

• GEnC fenestration
• glomerular endothelial cell fenestration

Definition

A large plasma membrane-lined circular pore that perforates the flattened glomerular endothelium and, unlike those of other fenestrated capillaries, is not spanned by diaphragms; the density and size of glomerular fenestrae account, at least in part, for the high permeability of the glomerular capillary wall to water and small solutes. 19129259

References

Ontology

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