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GO:0005917
Name
nephrocyte diaphragm
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
nephrocyte junction
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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
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Parents of nephrocyte diaphragm (GO:0005917)
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nephrocyte diaphragm [RO:0002160 relation] RO:0002160  Insecta (NCBITaxon:50557)
nephrocyte diaphragm [is_a relation] is_a  filtration diaphragm (GO:0036056)

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