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Glomerulus (kidney)

The glomerulus (pl.: glomeruli) is a network of small blood vessels (capillaries) known as a tuft, located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney. Each of the two kidneys contains about one million nephrons. The tuft is structurally supported by the mesangium (the space between the blood vessels), composed of intraglomerular mesangial cells. The…

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Location
Nephron of kidney
FMA
15624
Latin
glomerulus renalis
MeSH
D007678
Precursor
Metanephric blastema
Pronunciation
/ɡləˈmɛr(j)ələs, ɡloʊ-/

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Triples18
Avg. degree1.98
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Glomerulus (kidney)

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FMA · 1
Glomerulus (kidney) → 15624
Latin · 1
Glomerulus (kidney) → glomerulus renalis
Location · 1
Glomerulus (kidney) → Nephron of kidney
MeSH · 1
Glomerulus (kidney) → D007678
Precursor · 1
Glomerulus (kidney) → Metanephric blastema
Pronunciation · 1
Glomerulus (kidney) → /ɡləˈmɛr(j)ələs, ɡloʊ-/

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glomerulus glomerular blood capillaries filtration cells filtrate efferent arterioles capsule capillary renal pressure kidney bowman's arteriole nephron basement tubule membrane

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Glomerulus (kidney)FMA156241.00infobox
Glomerulus (kidney)Latinglomerulus renalis1.00infobox
Glomerulus (kidney)LocationNephron of kidney1.00infobox
Glomerulus (kidney)MeSHD0076781.00infobox
Glomerulus (kidney)PrecursorMetanephric blastema1.00infobox
Glomerulus (kidney)Pronunciation/ɡləˈmɛr(j)ələs, ɡloʊ-/1.00infobox
albumininstance ofIt is a barrier to blood proteins0.80text
globulin.The part of the podocyte in contact with the glomerular basement membrane is called a podocyte foot process or pedicleinstance ofIt is a barrier to blood proteins0.80text
serum albumin.MesangiumThe mesangium is a space which is continuous with the smooth muscles of the arteriolesinstance ofthat repels negatively charged molecules0.80text
serum albumininstance ofthat repels negatively charged molecules0.80text
sodiuminstance ofsmall ions0.80text
potassium pass freelyinstance ofsmall ions0.80text

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