Term Name: | glomerular capsule |
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Synonyms: | Bowman's capsule, Bowmans capsule, capsula glomerularis, capsula glomeruli, Malphigian capsule, Malpighian capsule, Mueller capsule, Muellerian capsule, pronephric glomerular capsule, renal glomerular capsule |
Definition: | A cup-like sac at the expanded beginning of a tubular component of a nephron that contains the glomerulus |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001230] |