The layer of extracellular matrix that lies between the endothelium of the glomerular capillaries and the podocytes of the inner or visceral layer of the Bowman capsule; it is a fusion of the endothelial cell and podocyte basal laminas and acts as a physical barrier and an ion-selective filter. [ MP:0011348 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Synonyms: glomerular capillary basement membrane glomerular filtration membrane
Term information
- ZFA:0005285
- SCTID:243897006
- EMAPA:30965
- EMAPA:28251
- MA:0001659
- NCIT:C32683
- FMA:74274
- TAO:0005285
- Wikipedia:Glomerular_basement_membrane
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