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MeSH Heading: Mesangial Cells
Tree Number(s): A05.810.453.324.359.620; A05.810.453.736.520.620; A11.329.228.950
Unique ID: D050527
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050527
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells; Glomerular Mesangial Cells; Lacis Cells; Mesangial Cells, Kidney; Renal Glomerulus Mesangial Cells; Renal Mesangial Cells
Previous Indexing: Kidney Glomerulus (1968-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

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cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Mesangial Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2023