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"Podocyte"
Keywords:
glomerular
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visceral
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filtration
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bowman
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fenestrated
A cell whose processes surround the kidney glomerular capillaries and assist in filtration.
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(PO-do-sit) A fenestrated cell forming the visceral layer of Bowman's capsule in the kidneys.
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Podocytes (or visceral epithelial cells) are cells of the visceral epithelium in the kidneys and form a crucial component of the glomerular filtration barrier, contributing size selectivity and maintaining a massive filtration surface.
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Keywords:
kytos
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glomerulus
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pedicels
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renal
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hollow
podos = foot + kytos = hollow vessel (cell); cell in renal glomerulus with many feet (foot processes) and pedicels.
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