Bowman Capsule

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.

Year introduced: 2006

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Tree Number(s): A05.810.453.736.560.254

MeSH Unique ID: D050476

Entry Terms:

• Capsule, Bowman
• Bowman's Capsule
• Bowmans Capsule
• Capsule, Bowman's

Previous Indexing:

• Kidney Glomerulus (1966-2005)
• Kidney Tubules (1967-2005)

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Urogenital System
Urinary Tract
Kidney
Nephrons
Kidney Tubules
Bowman Capsule