this study was designed to define quantitatively the function of the rat glomerular mesangium in the uptake and processing of intravenously administered protein macromolecules ( radiolabeled aggregated human igg , ahigg- ( 125 ) i ) , to relate this function to that of the general reticuloendothelial system , and to examine the effects of increased glomerular permeability to protein on the mesangial cell system .
C0017655
glomerular mesangium
C0227651
mesangial cell