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juxtaglomerular tumor — juxtaglomerular cell tumor a rare benign tumor of renal juxtaglomerular cells in young men, causing hyperreninemia. Called also hemangiopericytoma of kidney and reninoma … Medical dictionary
Juxtaglomerular apparatus — The prefix juxta comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. The juxtaglomerular apparatus is a collective term referring to the cells near a structure called the glomerulus in the kidney. The juxtaglomerular cells are… … Medical dictionary
Juxtaglomerular cell — In the kidney, the juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells, also known as granular cells) are cells that synthesize, store, and secrete the enzyme renin. They are specialized smooth muscle cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole that delivers blood… … Wikipedia
juxtaglomerular granules — stainable osmophilic secretory granules present in the juxtaglomerular cells, closely resembling zymogen granules … Medical dictionary
juxtaglomerular — ¦jəkstəˌ adjective Etymology: juxta + glomerular : situated near a kidney glomerulus juxtaglomerular cells … Useful english dictionary
juxtaglomerular cell — n any of a group of cells that are situated in the wall of each afferent arteriole of a kidney glomerulus near its point of entry adjacent to a macula densa and that produce and secrete renin … Medical dictionary
Juxtaglomerular apparatus — The juxtaglomerular apparatus is a microscopic structure in the kidney, which regulates the function of each nephron. The juxtaglomerular apparatus is named for its proximity to the glomerulus: it is found between the vascular pole of the renal… … Wikipedia
Goormaghtigh apparatus (cells) — Goor·magh·tigh apparatus (cells) (g rґmah ti) [Norbert Goormaghtigh, Belgian physician, 1890–1960] juxtaglomerular cells … Medical dictionary
myoepithelioid cells — juxtaglomerular c s; so called because they appear to be highly modified smooth muscle cells … Medical dictionary
lacis cells — lacelike cells in the pale staining polkissen of the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidney; they have numerous processes to connect gap junctions and are thought to provide electrical coupling among themselves and to the mesangium and… … Medical dictionary
