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Mesangial Cells  

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Entry terms

  • Cell, Kidney Mesangial
  • Cell, Renal Mesangial
  • Cells, Kidney Mesangial
  • Cells, Renal Mesangial
  • Kidney Mesangial Cell
  • Kidney Mesangial Cells
  • Mesangial Cell, Kidney
  • Mesangial Cell, Renal
  • Mesangial Cells, Kidney
  • Mesangial Cells, Renal
  • Renal Mesangial Cell
  • Renal Mesangial Cells

Scope note

  • Smooth muscle-like cells adhering to the wall of the small blood vessels of the KIDNEY at the glomerulus and along the vascular pole of the glomerulus in the JUXTAGLOMERULAR APPARATUS. They are myofibroblasts with contractile and phagocytic properties. These cells and their MESANGIAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX constitute the GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050527

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