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... > Urogenital System > Urinary Tract > Kidney > Kidney Cortex > Kidney Glomerulus > Glomerular Filtration Barrier
... > Urogenital System > Urinary Tract > Kidney > Nephrons > Kidney Glomerulus > Glomerular Filtration Barrier
Cardiovascular System > Glomerular Filtration Barrier

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Glomerular Filtration Barrier  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A specialized barrier in the kidney, consisting of the fenestrated CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; and glomerular epithelium (PODOCYTES). The barrier prevents the filtration of PLASMA PROTEINS.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NCHSZ1GG-4

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