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Glomerular Mesangium
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Definition
: The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.
Other names
Mesangium, Glomerular; Mesangiums, Glomerular; Mesangial Extracellular Matrices; Matrix, Mesangial Extracellular; Matrices, Mesangial Extracellular; Glomerular Mesangiums; Extracellular Matrix, Mesangial; Extracellular Matrices, Mesangial; Mesangial Extracellular Matrix
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mesangial matrix antigen
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Glomerular Mesangium.
J Immunol 1986;137(5):1517