The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole. ... Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule. ......
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Bowman capsule.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the expanded beginning of a nephron composed of inner and outer layers: the visceral layer consists of podocytes that surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium that becomes cuboid at the tubular pole. Synonyms: Bowman capsule, capsula glomeruli, malpighian capsule1, Mül...
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(glo-mer;yuu-lar) The double-walled proximal portion of a renal tubule that encloses the glomerulus of a nephron; also called Bowman's capsule.
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