STANDARD Zoology Structure of Nephron MCQ Question
Podocytes are the cells, present in
Cortex of nephron
Inner wall of Bowman's capsule
Outer wall of Bowman's capsule
Wall of glomerular capillaries
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Podocytes are cells in the Bowman's capsule in the kidney that wrap around capillaries of the glomerulus. The Bowman's capsule filters the blood retaining large molecules while smaller molecules are filtered as the first step in the formation of urine.
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