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glomerulus

functional unit of nephron
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q909882
glomerulus
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glomerulus

Summary

glomerulus is a class of anatomical entity[1]. glomerulus draws 1,073 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #138 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • glomerulus's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • glomerulus is a type of region of uriniferous tubule[4].
  • glomerulus is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].
  • glomerulus is part of renal corpuscle[6].
  • glomerulus comprises podocyte[7].
  • glomerulus comprises glomerular basement membrane[8].
  • glomerulus comprises intraglomerular mesangial cell[9].
  • glomerulus comprises glomerular capillary[10].
  • glomerulus's anatomical location is recorded as renal corpuscle[11].
  • glomerulus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • glomerulus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C13250[13].
  • glomerulus's development of anatomical structure is recorded as glomerulus development[14].

Why It Matters

glomerulus draws 1,073 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #138 of 1,372).[2] glomerulus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] glomerulus is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Development of anatomical structure → glomerulus development
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    Has part(s) → podocyte, glomerular basement membrane, intraglomerular mesangial cell +1
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