"Bowman Capsule" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A double-walled epithelial capsule that is the bulbous closed proximal end of the kidney tubular system. It surrounds the cluster of convoluted capillaries of KIDNEY GLOMERULUS and is continuous with the convoluted PROXIMAL KIDNEY TUBULE.
| Descriptor ID |
D050476
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.810.453.736.560.254
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| Concept/Terms |
Bowman Capsule- Bowman Capsule
- Capsule, Bowman
- Bowman's Capsule
- Bowmans Capsule
- Capsule, Bowman's
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bowman Capsule" by people in Profiles.
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Lack of collagen XVIII/endostatin exacerbates immune-mediated glomerulonephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Sep; 21(9):1445-55.