Term Information

Accession
GO:0072263
Name
metanephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The multiplication or reproduction of intraglomerular glomerular mesangium cells in the metanephros 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
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History
See term history for GO:0072263 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of metanephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072263)
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metanephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation [is_a relation] is_a  metanephric glomerular mesangial cell proliferation involved in metanephros development (GO:0072262)
metanephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation [is_a relation] is_a  intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072123)

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