| Phenotype: | podocyte podocyte foot morphology, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | podocyte |
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| Synonyms: | podocytes |
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009285] |
| Name: | podocyte foot |
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| Synonyms: | pedicel, podocyte foot process, secondary podocyte projection |
| Definition: | A cell projection of a podocyte (glomerular visceral epithelial cell) forming a foot-like structure projecting from a podocyte primary projection, that wraps around capillaries of a renal glomerulus. Adjacent feet (pedicels) interdigitate, leaving thin filtration slits between them, which are covered by slit diaphragms. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0098846] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | morphology |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality of a single physical entity inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer's size or shape or structure. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000051] |