Explain why podocytes are usually unable to undergo mitosis.
The podocytes are arrested at G0 of the cell cycle. If podocytes frequently underwent mitosis, it would alter the number and therefore the size of the fenestrations on the Bowman’s capsule, changing the ultrafiltration rate.
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