Glomerular Mesangial Cell

Preferred Label : Glomerular Mesangial Cell;

NCIt definition : Cells found within the glomerular lobules of mammalian kidney, where they serve as structural supports, may regulate blood flow, are phagocytic and may act as accessory cells, presenting antigen in immune responses.;

Details

Origin ID

C32685;

UMLS CUI

C1512199;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Glomerulus [NCIt concept]
- Immune System [NCIt concept]
- Mesangium [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Extraglomerular mesangial cell [FMA entity]
- Mesangial cell [FMA entity]
- mesangial cells [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- glomerular mesangial cells [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- glomerular mesangial cells [MeSH concept]

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