renal capsule formation
id: GO:0072129
name: renal capsule formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of a renal capsule from unspecified parts. The renal capsule is the tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney, covered in a thick layer of perinephric adipose tissue. It provides some protection from trauma and damage. During development, it comprises a single layer of flattened cells that lie just above the cortical stroma and the condensed mesenchyme of the nephrogenic zone. It is in this region that the early stages of nephron induction and formation of new generations ureteric bud branches occur, as the kidney expands.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0061287 | mesonephric capsule formation |
| GO:0072266 | metanephric capsule formation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0048646 | anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis |
