metanephric glomerulus development
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0072224
The progression of the metanephric glomerulus over time from its initial formation until its mature state. The metanephric glomerulus is a capillary tuft which forms a close network with the visceral epithelium (podocytes) and the mesangium to form the filtration barrier and is surrounded by Bowman's capsule in nephrons of the mature vertebrate kidney, or metanephros. [ GOC:mah ]
Synonyms: metanephric glomerular development
Term info
mah
2010-03-18T03:36:20Z
biological_process
GO:0072224
Term relations
- glomerulus development
- part of some metanephric nephron development
- results in development of some metanephric glomerulus