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glomerular visceral epithelium

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The inner (visceral) layer of the renal glomerular capsule, overlying the capillaries, composed of podocytes, and separated from the outer (parietal) layer by the capsular (Bowman's) space[BTO]. This epithelial layer is superficially adjacent to the thickened glomerular basement membrane and is made of podocytes. Beneath the visceral layer lie the glomerular capillaries[WP]. This inner epithelial layer of the glomerular capsule surrounds the capillary endothelial cells and is composed of highly specialized epithelial cells (podocytes) that are separated by filtration slits; the inner visceral layer is separated from the outer parietal layer by the urinary space (also known as the Bowman's or capsular space)[MP]. [ MP:0011497 BTO:0001515 ]

Synonyms: visceral layer of Bowman's capsule, podocyte layer of Bowman's capsule, inner epithelial layer of Bowman's capsule, visceral epithelium of Bowman's capsule, glomerular capsule visceral layer, Bowman's visceral epithelium, visceral layer of glomerular capsule

Term info

database cross reference
  • MA:0002607
  • UMLS:C0227644 (ncithesaurus:Visceral_Layer_of_Bowman_s_Capsule)
  • FMA:74273
  • SCTID:244093000
  • EMAPA:28254
  • NCIT:C33879
Subsets

inconsistent_with_fma, pheno_slim

comment

Formerly had rdfs:label 'visceral layer of glomerular capsule'. The current label 'glomerular visceral epithelium' was copied from UBERON:0006852, which is now obsolete since it represented the same entity as this IRI.

editor note

TODO - check - the BTO class 'glomerular epithelium' is the visceral layer. But GO uses 'glomerular epithelium' as the mereological sum of P+V layers

id

UBERON:0005751

prefLabel

Visceral layer of glomerular capsule