Juxtaglomerular
NephrologyAnatomyGood to know
Adjacent to the glomerulus, as in the juxtaglomerular cells that regulate blood pressure by secreting renin into the circulation.
Korean
사구체곁
사구체에 인접한 부위를 가리키며, 사구체곁세포는 레닌을 분비하여 혈압을 조절한다.
French
Juxtaglomérulaire
Adjacent au glomérule ; les cellules juxtaglomérulaires régulent la pression artérielle par sécrétion de rénine.
Word parts
juxta-Prefix(Latin) Near, beside, adjacentglomerul/oRoot(Latin) Glomerulus, kidney filtering unit-arSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to