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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
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Angiotensin II receptor-mediated proliferation of cultured human fetal mesangial cells.
Accumulating evidence suggests that angiotensin II (Ang II) may play an important role in renal growth and glomerular development… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Enhanced MHC class II expression in renal proximal tubules precedes loss of renal function in MRL/lpr mice with lupus nephritis.
Enhanced MHC class II (Ia) antigen expression is a common feature of autoimmunity. The authors investigated the occurrence of… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Mesangial fenestrations, sieving, filtration, and flow.
  • H. LattaS. Fligiel
  • Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical…
  • 1985
  • Corpus ID: 23966977
Small tracers in the circulation enter the rat mesangium rapidly and in large amounts that indicate a sizable plasma flow into… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Origin of the rat mesangial phagocyte and its expression of the leukocyte common antigen.
We have previously characterized a subpopulation of cells in the rat glomerular mesangium that are phagocytic, display Ia… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
The renin-angiotensin system in nonmammalian vertebrates.
The most primitive components of the RAS appeared early in the phylogenetic history of vertebrate animals. It is probable that… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of cationized antibodies in performed immune complexes on deposition and persistence in renal glomeruli
To study the interaction of positively charged antibodies in immune complexes with the fixed negative charge on the glomerular… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
LOCALIZATION OF HLA‐ABC AND DR ANTIGENS IN HUMAN KIDNEY
Monoclonal antibodies to human monomorphic class I and class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) determinants have been… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Immune complex orchitis in vasectomized rabbits
The results of the present study show that bilaterally vasectomized rabbits with high levels of antibodies to sperm antigens… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The glomerular deposition of soluble immune complexes prepared with reduced and alkylated antibodies and with intact antibodies in mice.
The kidney localization and glomerular deposition of soluble immune complexes in mice were greater and more persistent following… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Studies of diabetic nephropathy in animals and man.
Animal models of diabetes mellitus allow for the manipulation of the metabolic state and the performance of experiments that may… 
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