Anatomy

Glomerular Mesangium

The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Mesangium, Glomerular
  • Glomerular Mesangiums
  • Mesangiums, Glomerular
  • Mesangial Extracellular Matrix
  • Extracellular Matrices, Mesangial
  • Extracellular Matrix, Mesangial
  • Matrices, Mesangial Extracellular
  • Matrix, Mesangial Extracellular
  • Mesangial Extracellular Matrices

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Kidney Glomerulus (1966-1983)

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  1. A05w.810w.453w.324w.359w.620w.500w
  2. A05w.810w.453w.736w.520w.620w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glomerular Mesangium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005920. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005920
  2. Glomerular Mesangium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesangium
  3. Glomerular Mesangium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1515072