| Term: | pronephric podocyte podocyte foot |
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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 podocyte |
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| Definition: | Podocyte that is part of the pronephros. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001673] |
| Name: | podocyte foot |
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| Synonyms: | pedicel, podocyte foot process, secondary podocyte projection |
| Definition: | A cell projection of a podocyte (glomerular visceral epithelial cell) forming a foot-like structure projecting from a podocyte primary projection, that wraps around capillaries of a renal glomerulus. Adjacent feet (pedicels) interdigitate, leaving thin filtration slits between them, which are covered by slit diaphragms. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0098846] QuickGO AmiGO |