| Preferred Name |
glomerular mesangium |
| Definitions |
A thin membrane which helps to support the capillary loops in a renal glomerulus. It is connective tissue composed of mesangial cells - myofibroblasts phenotypically related to vascular smooth muscle cells (MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR), PHAGOCYTES and the mesangial EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002320 |
| definition |
A thin membrane which helps to support the capillary loops in a renal glomerulus. It is connective tissue composed of mesangial cells - myofibroblasts phenotypically related to vascular smooth muscle cells (MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR), PHAGOCYTES and the mesangial EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. |
| label |
glomerular mesangium |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0002320 |
| prefLabel |
glomerular mesangium |
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