podocyte

(noun)

cells that filter the bodily fluids in echinoderms

Related Terms

Examples of podocyte in the following topics:

  • Glomerular Filtration

    • The visceral layer lies just beneath the thickened glomerular basement membrane and is made of podocytes which form small slits in which the fluid passes through into the nephron.
    • The positively charged podocytes will impede the filtration of negatively charged particles as well (such as albumins).

  • Phylum Echinodermata

    • Podocytes, cells specialized for ultrafiltration of bodily fluids, are present near the center of echinoderms.
    • These podocytes are connected by an internal system of canals to the madreporite.

  • Edema Caused by Loss of Plasma Proteins

    • Kidneys affected by nephrotic syndrome have small pores in the podocytes, large enough to permit proteinuria (and subsequently hypoalbuminemia, because some of the protein albumin has gone from the blood to the urine) but not large enough to allow cells through (hence no hematuria).