Term Information

Accession
GO:0072123
Name
intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The multiplication or reproduction of intraglomerular glomerular mesangium cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Intraglomerular mesangial cells are specialized pericytes located among the glomerular capillaries within a renal corpuscle of a kidney. They are required for filtration, structural support and phagocytosis. Source: GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0072123 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072123)
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intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation [is_a relation] is_a  glomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072110)
Children of intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072123)
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metanephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072263) [is_a relation] is_a  intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation
mesonephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0061270) [is_a relation] is_a  intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation
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