The mesonephric glomerulus is a capillary tuft which forms a close network with the visceral epithelium (podocytes) and the mesangium to form the filtration barrier and is surrounded by Bowman's capsule in nephrons of the mature vertebrate kidney, or mesonephros[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0061224 ]
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- VHOG:0001238
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- AAO:0010388
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A tuft of capillaries found in a Bowman's capsule in which waste products are filtered from the blood and urine formation is initiated.[AAO]
In animals in which the mesonephros is the terminal kidney, such as amphibians and fish, the final organ is very complex, containing a large number of nephrons, most of which have an internal glomerulus.[well established][VHOG]