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Bowman's space

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A narrow chalice-shaped cavity between the glomerular and capsular epithelium of the glomerular capsule of the kidney[TFD]. Between the visceral and parietal layers, into which the filtrate enters after passing through the podocytes' filtration slits[WP]. luminal region between the glomerular capsule visceral and parietal layers, into which filtrate enters after passing through the filtration barrier from the glomerular capillaries[MP]. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/bowman's+space MP:0011499 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman's_space ]

Synonyms: renal capsular space, pronephric capsular space, urinary space of renal corpuscle, capsular space, glomerular capsule space, Bowman's space, glomerular urinary space, inter-glomerular space, urinary space

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Space between the renal glomerulus and the glomerular capsule. Renal filtrate collects here then passes into the renal tubule.[TAO]

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Bowmanb%s space

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UBERON:0001286

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Bowman's space