alleryThe Bowman's capsule visceral layer is composed of specialised cells called
AMesangial cells between capillary loops
BPodocytes with intricate filtration slits
CMacula densa cells of the DCT segment
DJG cells of the afferent arteriole wall
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Podocytes with intricate filtration slits
Podocytes have foot processes (pedicels) that interdigitate to form filtration slits (slit pores).
Along with the capillary endothelium and the shared basement membrane, they form the three-layered filtration barrier.
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