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A re-evaluation of the mesangial cells of the renal glomerulus

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The topographical localization of the mesangial cells in renal glomeruli of rats, and their relationships with the structures at the hilus of the glomerulus were studied in this investigation. It was observed that the mesangial cells occupy a parietal position in the wall of the glomerular capillaries, and that they are anatomically continuous with the smooth muscle cells of the tunica media of the glomerular arterioles.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California

    Luciano Zamboni &  Cesare de Martino

  2. University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

    Luciano Zamboni &  Cesare de Martino

  3. Istituto di Medicina Costituzionale dell' Università di Roma, Policlinico Umberto 1∘, Roma, Italy

    Cesare de Martino

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This study was supported by a United States Public Health Service Grant AM 08628 (Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases).

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Zamboni, L., de Martino, C. A re-evaluation of the mesangial cells of the renal glomerulus. Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 86, 364–383 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00332475

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