| Term: | pronephric glomerulus slit diaphragm |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | pronephric glomerulus |
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| Synonyms: | pronephric glomera, pronephric glomeruli, pronephric glomus |
| Definition: | Paired highly vascularized structures of the pronephros which are fused at the midline. Responsible for blood filtration and begins to function between 40 and 48hpf. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001557] |
| Name: | slit diaphragm |
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| Definition: | A specialized cell-cell junction found between the interdigitating foot processes of the glomerular epithelium (the podocytes) in the vertebrate kidney, which is adapted for facilitating glomerular filtration. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0036057] QuickGO AmiGO |