Name: | pronephric glomerular basement membrane |
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Synonyms: | pronephric glomerular filtration membrane |
Definition: | Membrane between the pronephric podocytes and the pronephric glomerular capillaries. It is a trilaminar structure composed of the fused basement membranes of the glomerular capillaries and basement membrane of the podocytes. The capillary membranes touch the GBM at contact points that are separated by pores. The membrane is semi-permeable allowing water and small molecules to pass into the renal capsular space. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005313] |
Name: | structure |
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Synonyms: | conformation, relational structural quality |
Definition: | A morphology quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's relative position, shape, arrangements and connectivity of an organism's various parts; the pattern underlying its form. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000141] |