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Goormaghtigh's cells (medicine)


Goormaghtigh's cells -->
juxtaglomerular cells


Cell's, located at the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle that secrete renin and form a component of the juxtaglomerular complex; they are modified smooth muscle cell's primarily of the afferent arteriole of the renal glomerulus.

Synonym: Goormaghtigh's cells.