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Structure of glomerular mesangium

Known as: Mesangiums, Glomerular, Mesangium, Glomerular, Glomerular mesangium 
A thin membrane in the central part of the renal glomerulus between capillaries. It helps to support the capillary loops in the glomerulus. Mesangial… 
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Blood supply aspectsExtraglomerular Mesangial CellsGlomerular Mesangial CellsKidney

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Kidney Glomerulus

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Mesangial Extracellular Matrix

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Renal and systemic kappa light chain deposits and their plasma cell origin identified by immunoelectron microscopy.
Kappa light chain determinants were identified by immunoelectron microscopy in nodular glomerulosclerotic lesions and systemic… 
1984
1984
The role of IgA and IgG immune complexes in IgA nephropathy.
The presence of circulating immune complexes in 54 patients with IgA nephropathy has been studied by two different techniques. 64… 
1983
1983
Experimental cholestasis promotes the deposition of glomerular IgA immune complexes.
Previous experimental and clinical studies support a role for the hepatobiliary system in the clearance of oligomeric IgA from… 
1982
1982
Rat serum sickness: possible role of inflammatory mediators allowing deposition of immune complexes in the glomerular basement membrane.
Serum sickness was induced in rats by a modification of previously described methods avoiding i.v. administration of the antigen… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Immunoelectron microscopy of the glomerular mesangial uptake and transport of aggregated human albumin in the mouse.
  • S. LeeR. Vernier
  • Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical…
  • 1980
  • Corpus ID: 30658316
The uptake and disposal of injected aggregated human albumin (AHA) by the glomerular mesangium of normal mice was evaluated by… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Effect of prostaglandin E on immune complex nephritis in NZB/W mice.
Pharmacologic quantities of prostaglandin alter the immune complex nephritis of NZB/W mice. To study the mechanism of this change… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Uptake and transport of Imposil by the glomerular mesangium in the mouse.
The mesangial uptake and transport of particulate material has been studied using an iron-dextran complex, Imposil, as a tracer… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The kidney in streptozotocin diabetic rats. Morphologic, ultrastructural, and function studies.
In order to study the nephropathy associated with experimental streptozotocin diabetes, serila morphologic, ultrastructural… 
1974
1974
The Kidney in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Renal biopsies were performed on 18 patients afflicted with moderately severe or severe rheumatoid arthritis ranging from 20 to… 
1971
1971
Cryoglobulins. II. The biological and chemical properties of cryoproteins in acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
Cryoglobulins isolated from patients with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, fixed complement in vitro and were…