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Descriptor
English
:
Mesangial Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células Mesangiales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células Mesangiais
Synonyms
English
:
Glomerular Mesangial Cells
Tree Number:
A05.810.453.324.359.620
A05.810.453.736.520.620
A11.329.228.950
Definition
English
:
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
English
:
2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
50370
Unique Identifier:
D050527
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