Term Information

Accession
GO:0005917
Name
nephrocyte diaphragm
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
nephrocyte junction
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A specialized cell-cell junction found between nephrocytes of the insect kidney, which is adapted for filtration of hemolymph. The insect nephrocyte is anatomically and functionally similar to the glomerular podocyte of vertebrates. Source: GOC:sart, GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10, PMID:18971929
Comment
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History
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Subset
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nephrocyte diaphragm [is_a relation] is_a  filtration diaphragm (GO:0036056)

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