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Mesangial Cells

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Definition: 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.     
Examples Glomerular Mesangium 		Other names Renal Mesangial Cell; Mesangial Cells, Renal; Mesangial Cells, Glomerular; Mesangial Cells, Extraglomerular; Mesangial Cell, Renal; Mesangial Cell, Glomerular; Mesangial Cell, Extraglomerular; Mesangial Cell, Kidney; Mesangial Cell; Lacis Cell; Kidney Mesangial Cells; Kidney Mesangial Cell; Glomerular Mesangial Cell; Extraglomerular Mesangial Cell; Cells, Renal Mesangial; Cells, Mesangial; Cells, Lacis; Cells, Kidney Mesangial; Cells, Glomerular Mesangial; Cells, Extraglomerular Mesangial

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