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Podocytes
2016-01-28
Abstract excerpt
Podocytes are highly specialized cells of the kidney glomerulus that wrap around capillaries and that neighbor cells of the Bowman’s capsule. When it comes to glomerular filtration, podocytes play an active role in preventing plasma proteins from entering the urinary ultrafiltrate by providing a barrier comprising filtration slits between foot processes, which in aggregate represent a dynamic network of cellular e...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 9358e392-5b3e-5234-9fcc-f95b206dccf8
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.7255.1