Anatomy
mesangium
Subclass of:
Mesangial Cells, Kidney
Definitions related to glomerular mesangium:
  • (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 cells are phagocytic and for the most part separated from capillary lumina by endothelial cells.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (mesangium) Stroma between glomerular capillaries or between glomerular capillaries and macula densa.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (mesangium) Thin membrane which helps to support the capillary bed in the renal glomeruli.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Mesangium between glomerular capillaries.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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