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glomerular epithelium

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The glomerular epithelium is an epithelial tissue that covers the outer surfaces of the glomerulus. The glomerular epithelium consists of both parietal and visceral epithelium. Metanephric glomerular parietal epithelial cells are specialized epithelial cells that form tight junctions as a barrier to protein transport. A metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains 'feet' that interdigitate with the 'feet' of other glomerular epithelial cells in the metanephros. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072010 ]

Synonyms: epithelium of renal glomerulus, epithelium of glomerulus, kidney glomerular epithelium, epithelium of kidney glomerulus

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human_reference_atlas

editor note

TODO - check - GO says outer, BTO says inner. Make this a superclass

has related synonym

glomerular epithelial cell

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UBERON:0004188

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606