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. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002320 |
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database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:27961 MA:0002606 EMAPA:28248 GAID:430 MESH:A05.810.453.736.520.380 FMA:84140 |
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. |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0002320 |
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label |
glomerular mesangium |
notation |
UBERON:0002320 |
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glomerular mesangium |
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