| Term: | glomerular basement membrane slit diaphragm |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | glomerular basement membrane |
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| Synonyms: | glomerular filtration membrane |
| Definition: | 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005285] |
| Name: | slit diaphragm |
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| Definition: | A specialized cell-cell junction found between the interdigitating foot processes of the glomerular epithelium (the podocytes) in the vertebrate kidney, which is adapted for facilitating glomerular filtration. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0036057] QuickGO AmiGO |