extraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation

Term ID

GO:0072122

Synonyms

• Goormaghtigh proliferation
• lacis cell proliferation

Definition

The multiplication or reproduction of extraglomerular glomerular mesangium cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Extraglomerular mesangial cells (also known as lacis cells, Goormaghtigh cells) are light-staining cells in the kidney found outside the glomerulus, near the vascular pole and macula densa.

References

Ontology

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