mesangial
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mesangial — Relativo al mesangio. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
mesangial — Referring to the mesangium. * * * mes·an·gi·al .mes an jē əl, .mēs adj of or relating to the mesangium <mesangial thickening> <mesangial cells> … Medical dictionary
Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis — Classification and external resources Renal corpuscle. Intraglomerular mesangium is #5b. ICD 10 N00.3 N08.3 … Wikipedia
Mesangial cell — Mesangial cells are specialized cells around blood vessels in the kidneys, at the mesangium. They are specialized smooth muscle cells that function to regulate blood flow through the capillaries, usually divided into two types, each having a very … Wikipedia
mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis — glomerulonephritis characterized by diffuse glomerular proliferation of mesangial and endocapillary cells and mesangial matrix, seen in patients with the nephrotic syndrome; IgM deposits and complement 3 are often found in the mesangium. Called… … Medical dictionary
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mesangial cells — Cells found within the glomerular lobules of mammalian kidney, where they serve as structural supports, may regulate blood flow, are phagocytic, and may act as accessory cells, presenting antigen in immune responses … Dictionary of molecular biology
mesangial cells — phagocytic cells found in the mesangium of the glomerular capsule of the kidney, thought to aid in cleaning the filtration apparatus. Called also intercapillary c s … Medical dictionary
Intraglomerular mesangial cell — Intraglomerular mesangial cells are specialized pericytes located among the glomerular capillaries within a renal corpuscle of a kidney.There are three primary functions of intraglomerular mesangial cells: filtration, structural support, and… … Wikipedia
Minimal mesangial glomerulonephritis — is a type of glomerulonephritis is seen in 10% to 25% of SLE cases, and is associated with mild clinical symptoms. Immune complexes deposit in the mesangium, with a slight increase in the mesangial matrix and cellularity.[1] References ^ Robbins … Wikipedia
