intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation
id: GO:0072123
name: intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0061270 | mesonephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation |
| GO:0072263 | metanephric intraglomerular mesangial cell proliferation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0072110 | glomerular mesangial cell proliferation |
