juxtaglomerular cells
1juxtaglomerular cells — specialized smooth muscle cells found in the tunica media of the afferent glomerular arterioles, containing secretory granules. They are the major structural component responsible for the release of renin and play a major role in renal… …
2juxtaglomerular tumor — juxtaglomerular cell tumor a rare benign tumor of renal juxtaglomerular cells in young men, causing hyperreninemia. Called also hemangiopericytoma of kidney and reninoma …
3Juxtaglomerular apparatus — The prefix juxta comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. The juxtaglomerular apparatus is a collective term referring to the cells near a structure called the glomerulus in the kidney. The juxtaglomerular cells are… …
4Juxtaglomerular cell — In the kidney, the juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells, also known as granular cells) are cells that synthesize, store, and secrete the enzyme renin. They are specialized smooth muscle cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole that delivers blood… …
5juxtaglomerular granules — stainable osmophilic secretory granules present in the juxtaglomerular cells, closely resembling zymogen granules …
6juxtaglomerular — ¦jəkstəˌ adjective Etymology: juxta + glomerular : situated near a kidney glomerulus juxtaglomerular cells …
7juxtaglomerular cell — n any of a group of cells that are situated in the wall of each afferent arteriole of a kidney glomerulus near its point of entry adjacent to a macula densa and that produce and secrete renin …
8Juxtaglomerular apparatus — The juxtaglomerular apparatus is a microscopic structure in the kidney, which regulates the function of each nephron. The juxtaglomerular apparatus is named for its proximity to the glomerulus: it is found between the vascular pole of the renal… …
9Goormaghtigh apparatus (cells) — Goor·magh·tigh apparatus (cells) (g rґmah ti) [Norbert Goormaghtigh, Belgian physician, 1890–1960] juxtaglomerular cells …
10myoepithelioid cells — juxtaglomerular c s; so called because they appear to be highly modified smooth muscle cells …
