Podocyte - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Podocyte;

NCIt synonyms : Visceral Epithelial Cell;

NCIt definition : A modified epithelial cell of the capsular epithelium of the renal glomerulus. It has a small perikaryon and a number of primary and secondary foot-like radiating processes (pedicels) that interdigitate with those of other podocytes and embrace the basal lamina of glomerular capillaries.;

Details

Origin ID

C33334;

UMLS CUI

C1328818;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Visceral Layer of Bowman Capsule [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Nephrin [NCIt concept]
- Podocin [NCIt concept]
- Short Transient Receptor Potential Channel 6 [NCIt concept]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Foot Process [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- podocytes [MeSH Descriptor]
- podocytes [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- podocytes [MeSH Descriptor]
- podocytes [MeSH concept]
tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
- CD2-Associated Protein [NCIt concept]
- Podocalyxin [NCIt concept]

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