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juxtaglomerular

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juxtaglomerular /jux·ta·glo·mer·u·lar/ (-glo-mer´u-ler) near or next to a renal glomerulus.
jux·ta·glo·mer·u·lar (jkst-gl-mry-lr)
adj.
Close to or adjoining a renal glomerulus.
juxtaglomerular
near to or adjoining a glomerulus of the kidney.
juxtaglomerular apparatus, juxtaglomerular complex
a group of structures adjoining a renal glomerulus and which includes afferent and efferent arterioles, macula densa, extraglomerula mesangium and the juxtaglomerular cells (modified afferent arteriolar smooth muscle cells).
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Increased juxtaglomerular renin staining was present in the uric acid model (Mazzali et al.
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In addition, NOS is present in the renal tubular segments and the juxtaglomerular apparatus and may enhance the renal damage incurred after nephrotoxicant administration.
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