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Preferred term

Glomerular Basement Membrane  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The layer of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX that lies between the ENDOTHELIUM of the glomerular capillaries and the PODOCYTES of the inner or visceral layer of the BOWMAN CAPSULE. It is the product of these two cell types. It acts as a physical barrier and an ion-selective filter.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MW75VK0H-J

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