extraglomerular mesangium
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Extraglomerular mesangial cell — Extraglomerular mesangial cells (or lacis cells) are light staining cells in the kidney found outside the glomerulus, near the vascular pole and macula densa. Lacis cells form the juxtaglomerular apparatus in combination with two other types of… … Wikipedia
Mesangium — Renal corpuscle. Mesangium is 5a and 5b. The mesangium is an inner layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries. This term is often used interchangeably with mesangial cell, but in this context… … Wikipedia
mesangium — A central part of the renal glomerulus between capillaries; mesangial cells are phagocytic and for the most part separated from capillary lumina by endothelial cells. [mes + G. angeion, vessel] extraglomerular m … 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
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polkissen of Zimmermann — SYN: extraglomerular mesangium. [Ger. Polkissen, pole + cushion] … Medical dictionary
Nephron — For the drug with trade name Nephron, see Epinephrine. Nephron Nephron of the kidney without juxtaglomerular apparatus Latin nephroneum Gray s … Wikipedia
Mesangial cell — Mesangial cells are specialized cells around blood vessels in the kidneys, at the mesangium. They are specialized smooth muscle cells that function to regulate blood flow through the capillaries, usually divided into two types, each having a very … Wikipedia
Kidney — For other uses, see Kidney (disambiguation). Kidney Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed Latin ren Artery … Wikipedia
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