Term Name: | slit diaphragm assembly |
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Definition: | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a slit diaphragm, 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: Biological Process [GO:0036060] QuickGO AmiGO |