glomerular membrane

glomerular membrane
glomerular basement membrane (GBM) glomerular capillary membrane the fenestrated basement membrane of the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule, lying adjacent to glomerular capillaries and consisting of the lamina rara interna, lamina densa, and lamina rara externa. On its outer surface is the layer of podocytes and the slit diaphragm. See also filtration barrier, under barrier.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Glomerular basement membrane — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Glomerulus. (Diagram in French, but Membrane basale glomerulaire et ses podocytes labeled near center.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …   Wikipedia

  • glomerular capsule — noun thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron • Syn: ↑Bowman s capsule, ↑capsula glomeruli • Hypernyms: ↑membrane, ↑tissue layer • Part Holonyms: ↑malpighian body, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thin basement membrane disease — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = Caption = OMIM = OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = 003524 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 149 DiseasesDB = 5363 Thin basement membrane disease (TBMD, also known as benign familial… …   Wikipedia

  • Basement membrane — Illustration depicting basement membrane in relation to epithelium and endothelium. Also seen are other extracellular matrix components Latin membr …   Wikipedia

  • Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody — (anti GBM) is an antibody which is found in Goodpasture s syndrome but not found in microscopic polyangiitis.Some sources consider anti GBM disease and Goodpasture disease to be synonomyous terms describing histological presentation, reserving… …   Wikipedia

  • Mucous membrane — Layers: serosa longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus circular muscle submucosal plexus submucosal mucosal …   Wikipedia

  • Thin basement membrane nephropathy — Die Nephropathie vom Typ der dünnen Basalmembran ist die häufigste Ursache von roten Blutkörperchen im Urin (Hämaturie) sowohl bei Kindern als auch bei Erwachsenen. Etwa 1% der Bevölkerung sind betroffen. Meist findet sich im Urin zusätzlich eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • thin basement membrane nephropathy — a rare, autosomal dominant, usually benign disorder characterized by abnormal thinning of the basement membranes of the glomerular capillaries and persistent hematuria; at least some cases are due to mutation in the COL4A3 or COL4A4 genes (both… …   Medical dictionary

  • anti–glomerular basement membrane antibodies — anti GBM a s …   Medical dictionary

  • ultrafiltration coefficient — an expression of permeability to solutes of a membrane, such as a glomerular membrane or a high flux membrane …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”