glomerular basement membrane
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005777
The layer of extracellular matrix that lies between the endothelium of the glomerular capillaries and the podocytes of the inner or visceral layer of the Bowman capsule; it is a fusion of the endothelial cell and podocyte basal laminas and acts as a physical barrier and an ion-selective filter. [ MP:0011348 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Synonyms: glomerular capillary basement membrane, glomerular filtration membrane
Term info
- FMA:74274
- Wikipedia:Glomerular_basement_membrane
- EMAPA:30965
- TAO:0005285
- ZFA:0005285
- NCIT:C32683
- EMAPA:28251
- MA:0001659
- UMLS:C0599297 (ncithesaurus:Glomerular_Basement_Membrane)
- SCTID:243897006
- MESH:D050533
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Membrane between the mesonephric podocytes and the renal glomerular capillaries. It is a trilaminar structure composed of the fused basement membranes of the glomerular capillaries and basement membrane of the podocytes. The capillary membranes touch the GBM at contact points that are separated by pores. The membrane is semi-permeable allowing water and small molecules to pass into the renal capsular space.[TAO]
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uberon
UBERON:0005777
Glomerular basement membrane