A narrow chalice-shaped cavity between the glomerular and capsular epithelium of the glomerular capsule of the kidney[TFD]. Between the visceral and parietal layers, into which the filtrate enters after passing through the podocytes' filtration slits[WP]. luminal region between the glomerular capsule visceral and parietal layers, into which filtrate enters after passing through the filtration barrier from the glomerular capillaries[MP]. [ MP:0011499 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman's_space http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/bowman's+space ]
Synonyms: renal capsular space pronephric capsular space urinary space of renal corpuscle capsular space glomerular capsule space Bowman's space glomerular urinary space inter-glomerular space urinary space
Term information
- NCIT:C33840
- ZFA:0005312
- TAO:0005283
- UMLS:C0227643 (ncithesaurus:Urinary_Space)
- SCTID:244284006
- TAO:0005312
- ZFA:0005283
- EMAPA:27985
- Wikipedia:Bowman's_space
- FMA:17676
- EMAPA:28263
- MA:0001664
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Space between the renal glomerulus and the glomerular capsule. Renal filtrate collects here then passes into the renal tubule.[TAO]