Abnormal Bowman capsule morphology Abnormal glomerular visceral epithelial cell morphology 2017-08-12T18:36:29Z Abnormal podocyte morphology Abnormal visceral epithelial cell morphology Podocytes (or visceral epithelial cells) are terminally differentiated cells lining the outer surface of the glomerular capillaries. As a major component of the ultrafiltration apparatus, podocytes have a complex cellular architecture consisting of cell body, major processes that extend outward from their cell body, forming interdigitated foot processes that enwrap the glomerular capillaries. Any structural anomaly of the podocyte, which is a highly specialized cell of the Bowman capsule and which forms multiple interdigitating foot processes. Podocytes are interconnected by slit diaphragms and cover the exterior basement membrane surface of the glomerular capillary.