| Name: | renal glomerulus |
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| Synonyms: | glomerular capillary tuft, renal glomeruli |
| Definition: | The multi-tissue structure where the glomerular basement membrane supported by mesonephric podocytes, filters blood from the glomerular capillaries. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001288] |
| Name: | microvillus |
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| Synonyms: | microvilli |
| Definition: | Thin cylindrical membrane-covered projections on the surface of an animal cell containing a core bundle of actin filaments. Present in especially large numbers on the absorptive surface of intestinal cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005902] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | protruding into |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality inhering into a bearer by virtue of the bearer's extending out above or beyond its surface or boundary into the surface or boundary of another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001645] |
| Name: | renal capsular space |
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| Synonyms: | Bowman's space, inter-glomerular space, urinary space |
| Definition: | Space between the renal glomerulus and the glomerular capsule. Renal filtrate collects here then passes into the renal tubule. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005283] |