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Goormaghtigh's cells (medicine) and nitroglycerin (sh)


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.


nitroglycerin (sh)




or glyceryl trinitrate

Organic compound, powerful explosive and ingredient of most forms of dynamite.

It is a colourless, oily, somewhat toxic liquid with a sweet, burning taste. Its safe use as a blasting explosive became possible after Alfred P. Nobel developed dynamite in the 1860s with an inert porous material (moderator) such as charcoal or diatomaceous earth. Nitroglycerin is also used in a mixture in rocket propellants. In medicine, it is used to dilate blood vessels, especially to ease angina pectoris.