The activated mesangial cell: a glomerular "myofibroblast"?
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The activated mesangial cell: a glomerular "myofibroblast"?
The glomerular mesangial cell may have several important beneficial functions in the normal glomerulus. These include the production of growth factors to allow normal cell turnover, the provision of structural support for the capillaries via the production of mesangial matrix, and the modulation of glomerular hemodynamics via their contractile properties. However, in various types of glomerular...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1046-6673,1533-3450
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v210s190