| Term: | pronephric glomerulus podocyte differentiation |
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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: | pronephric glomerulus |
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| Synonyms: | pronephric glomera, pronephric glomeruli, pronephric glomus |
| Definition: | Paired highly vascularized structures of the pronephros which are fused at the midline. Responsible for blood filtration and begins to function between 40 and 48hpf. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001557] |
| Name: | podocyte differentiation |
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| Synonyms: | glomerular visceral epithelial cell differentiation |
| Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular visceral epithelial cell. A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains 'feet' that interdigitate with the 'feet' of other glomerular epithelial cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072112] QuickGO AmiGO |