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Podocyte

Podocyte

Podocytes wrap around kidney glomerular capillaries and help form the filtration barrier.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000653View source record ↗

Overview

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Podocytes wrap around kidney glomerular capillaries and help form the filtration barrier.

Quick Facts

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Body systemTissues & Organs
Typical locationGlomeruli in the kidney
Lineage / classRenal epithelial
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000653

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeEpithelial Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Podocyte · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Podocyte · Cell type
Podocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Podocyte.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Podocyte is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000653).