Term Name: | pronephric glomerulus |
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Synonyms: | corpuscle, glomera, glomerulus of pronephros, glomus, pronephric glomera, pronephric glomeruli, pronephric glomus |
Definition: | The glomus forms from the splanchnic intermediate mesoderm and is the vascularized filtration unit, filtering the blood before it enters the tubules. The glomus is external to the nephron and extends over more than one body segment. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004739] |