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Podocytes are
cells in Bowman's
capsule in the
kidneys that wrap
around capillaries of the glomerulus.
Podocytes make up the
epithelial lining of Bowman's...
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capillary wall, its ba****t membrane, and
between the foot
processes of the
podocytes of the
lining of the capsule. The
tubule has
adjacent peritubular capillaries...
- layer,
composed of
modified simple squamous epithelium, is
lined by
podocytes.
Podocytes have foot processes, pedicles, that wrap
around glomerular capillaries...
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physical contact with
podocytes.
There is two-way
chemical cross talk
among the
mesangial cells, the capillaries, and the
podocytes to fine-tune the glomerular...
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histopathologic finding of
scarring (sclerosis) of
glomeruli and
damage to
renal podocytes. This
process damages the
filtration function of the kidney, resulting...
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fused basal lamina of the
endothelial cells and
podocytes, and the
filtration slits of the
podocytes. The
barrier permits the p****age of water, ions,...
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glomerular ba****t membrane, and the
filtration slits between the
podocytes perform the
filtration function of the glomerulus,
separating the blood...
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thought to
modify the
glomerular ba****t membrane,
specifically the
podocytes,
increasing permeability. This
allows the
leakage of
albumin and other...
- blood.
Inflammation that
affects the
cells surrounding the glomerulus,
podocytes,
increases the
permeability to proteins,
resulting in an
increase in excreted...
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fenestrated endothelial cells, the
glomerular ba****t membrane, and the
podocytes of
epithelial cells.
Nephrin is a
transmembrane protein that is a structural...