GLOMERULAR MESANGIUMS
\ɡlˈɒmərjˌʊlə mɛsˈaŋɡi͡əmz], \ɡlˈɒmərjˌʊlə mɛsˈaŋɡiəmz], \ɡ_l_ˈɒ_m_ə_r_j_ˌʊ_l_ə m_ɛ_s_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_iə_m_z]\
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The thin membrane which helps to support the capillary loops in a renal glomerulus. It is connective tissue composed of mesangial cells - myofibroblasts phenotypically related to vascular smooth muscle cells (MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR), PHAGOCYTES and the mesangial EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.
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