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Descriptor English: Bowman Capsule
Descriptor Spanish: Cápsula Glomerular
Descriptor cápsula glomerular
Entry term(s) cápsula de Bowman
Scope note: Cápsula epitelial doble que constituye el extremo proximal bulboso cerrado del sistema tubular del riñón. Rodea el agregado de capilares enrollados del GLOMÉRULO RENAL y se continua con el TÚBULO RENAL PROXIMAL contorneado.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cápsula Glomerular
Descriptor French: Capsule de Bowman
Entry term(s): Bowman's Capsule
Bowmans Capsule
Capsule, Bowman
Capsule, Bowman's
Tree number(s): A05.810.453.736.560.254
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050476
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Kidney Glomerulus (1966-2005)
Kidney Tubules (1967-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50372
Unique ID: D050476
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Bowman Capsule - Preferred
Concept UI M0475586
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Bowman Capsule
Entry term(s) Bowman's Capsule
Bowmans Capsule
Capsule, Bowman
Capsule, Bowman's



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