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metanephric capsule

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The metanephric capsule is the tough fibrous layer surrounding the metanephros, covered in a thick layer of perinephric adipose tissue. It provides some protection from trauma and damage[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072213 ]