Term Name: glomerular visceral epithelial cell
Synonyms: epithelial cell of visceral layer of glomerular capsule, glomerular podocyte, podocyte
Definition: A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized kidney epithelial cell that contains "feet" that interdigitate with the "feet" of other glomerular epithelial cells.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000653]

Relationships
is part of: visceral layer of glomerular capsule
is a type of: epithelial cell of visceral layer of glomerular capsule renal filtration cell
has subtype: mesonephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell