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.

Descriptor ID	D050527
MeSH Number(s)	A05.810.453.324.359.620 A05.810.453.736.520.620 A11.329.228.950
Concept/Terms	Mesangial Cells Mesangial Cells Cell, Mesangial Cells, Mesangial Mesangial Cell Renal Mesangial Cells Cell, Renal Mesangial Cells, Renal Mesangial Mesangial Cell, Renal Mesangial Cells, Renal Renal Mesangial Cell Mesangial Cells, Kidney Cell, Kidney Mesangial Cells, Kidney Mesangial Kidney Mesangial Cell Kidney Mesangial Cells Mesangial Cell, Kidney Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells Cell, Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells, Extraglomerular Mesangial Extraglomerular Mesangial Cell Mesangial Cell, Extraglomerular Mesangial Cells, Extraglomerular Lacis Cells Cell, Lacis Cells, Lacis Lacis Cell Glomerular Mesangial Cells Glomerular Mesangial Cells Cell, Glomerular Mesangial Cells, Glomerular Mesangial Glomerular Mesangial Cell Mesangial Cell, Glomerular Mesangial Cells, Glomerular Renal Glomerulus Mesangial Cells

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