<prompt> Which of the following is not a component of glomerular filtration barrier?Capillary endothelial cellBasement membrane of endothelial and visceral epithelial cellsPodocytes with their foot processesMesangial cells  <response>: Jump to search Mesangial cells are specialised cells in the kidney that make up the mesangium of the glomerulus. Together with the mesangial matrix, they form the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle. Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:464,465,466 