Anatomy

Mesangial Cells

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.

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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.

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  • Mesangial Cells, Kidney
  • Renal Mesangial Cells
  • Cell, Kidney Mesangial
  • Cell, Mesangial
  • Cell, Renal Mesangial
  • Cells, Kidney Mesangial
  • Cells, Mesangial
  • Cells, Renal Mesangial
  • Kidney Mesangial Cell
  • Kidney Mesangial Cells
  • Mesangial Cell
  • Mesangial Cell, Kidney
  • Mesangial Cell, Renal
  • Mesangial Cells, Renal
  • Renal Mesangial Cell
  • Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells
  • Glomerular Mesangial Cells
  • Lacis Cells
  • Renal Glomerulus Mesangial Cells
  • Cell, Extraglomerular Mesangial
  • Cell, Glomerular Mesangial
  • Cell, Lacis
  • Cells, Extraglomerular Mesangial
  • Cells, Glomerular Mesangial
  • Cells, Lacis
  • Extraglomerular Mesangial Cell
  • Glomerular Mesangial Cell
  • Lacis Cell
  • Mesangial Cell, Extraglomerular
  • Mesangial Cell, Glomerular
  • Mesangial Cells, Extraglomerular
  • Mesangial Cells, Glomerular

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2006

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  • Kidney Glomerulus (1968-2005)

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  2. A05w.810w.453w.736w.520w.620w
  3. A11w.329w.228w.950w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mesangial Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050527. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050527
  2. Mesangial Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesangial_cell
  3. Mesangial Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3331086