Jump to:
loading...| Preferred Name | Macula Densa | |
| Synonyms |
Macula Densa |
|
| Definitions |
An area of densely packed modified epithelial cells lining the wall of the distal convoluted tubule of the kidney that is adjacent to the afferent arteriole just before it enters the glomerulus and is in direct apposition to the juxtaglomerular cells. |
|
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33043 |
|
| code |
C33043 |
|
| DEFINITION |
An area of densely packed modified epithelial cells lining the wall of the distal convoluted tubule of the kidney that is adjacent to the afferent arteriole just before it enters the glomerulus and is in direct apposition to the juxtaglomerular cells. |
|
| FULL_SYN |
Macula Densa |
|
| label |
Macula Densa |
|
| Legacy Concept Name |
Macula_Densa |
|
| Preferred_Name |
Macula Densa |
|
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33043 |
|
| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
|
| UMLS_CUI |
C0227662 |
|
| subClassOf |
Create mapping