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renal afferent arteriole

Term ID
UBERON:0004639
Synonyms
  • afferent arteriole
  • afferent glomerular arteriole
  • afferent glomerular arteriole of kidney
  • arteriola glomerularis afferens
  • arteriola glomerularis afferens renis
  • kidney afferent arteriole
Definition
the blood vessels that branch from the kidney interlobular artery, convey blood to the glomerular capillaries, and play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure as a part of the tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism (2)
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