extraglomerular mesangium

The tissue comprised of mesangial cells that fill the triangular space between the macula densa and the afferent and efferent arterioles of the juxtaglomerular apparatus.

Type Organ
Parent Structure stroma
FMA ID 84141

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What is the extraglomerular mesangium?
The tissue comprised of mesangial cells that fill the triangular space between the macula densa and the afferent and efferent arterioles of the juxtaglomerular apparatus.

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