"Glomerular Filtration Barrier" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A specialized barrier in the kidney, consisting of the fenestrated CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; and glomerular epithelium (PODOCYTES). The barrier prevents the filtration of PLASMA PROTEINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D060730
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.810.453.324.359.372 A05.810.453.736.520.372 A07.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Glomerular Filtration Barrier- Glomerular Filtration Barrier
- Barrier, Glomerular Filtration
- Barriers, Glomerular Filtration
- Filtration Barrier, Glomerular
- Filtration Barriers, Glomerular
- Glomerular Filtration Barriers
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