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Physiology
Renal
Question 30 of 180
Juxtaglomerular Apparatus
Physiology / Renal / Functional Anatomy
Last Updated: 29th July 2024
The juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) is located where the renal tubule passes back up into the cortex and lies adjacent to the renal corpuscle and arterioles of its own nephron.
Cell Types
The juxtaglomerular apparatus consists of three main cell types:
- Juxtaglomerular (granular) cells
- Macula densa tubular cells
- Extraglomerular mesangial cells
Juxtaglomerular cells are specialised smooth muscle cells found mainly in the walls of the afferent arterioles which synthesise renin.
The macula densa is an area of specialised columnar tubular epithelial cells located at the junction of the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle and the early distal tubule which senses and responds to changes in tubular ion concentration (particularly changes in the concentration of Na+ ions).
Contractile extraglomerular mesangial cells are found outside the glomerulus in association with the JGA. Their role is uncertain.
Juxtaglomerular Apparatus. (Image by MKomorniczak -talk- (polish Wikipedist) [CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
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- Biochemistry
- Blood Gases
- Haematology
| Biochemistry | Normal Value |
|---|---|
| Sodium | 135 – 145 mmol/l |
| Potassium | 3.0 – 4.5 mmol/l |
| Urea | 2.5 – 7.5 mmol/l |
| Glucose | 3.5 – 5.0 mmol/l |
| Creatinine | 35 – 135 μmol/l |
| Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) | 5 – 35 U/l |
| Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT) | < 65 U/l |
| Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) | 30 – 135 U/l |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) | < 40 U/l |
| Total Protein | 60 – 80 g/l |
| Albumin | 35 – 50 g/l |
| Globulin | 2.4 – 3.5 g/dl |
| Amylase | < 70 U/l |
| Total Bilirubin | 3 – 17 μmol/l |
| Calcium | 2.1 – 2.5 mmol/l |
| Chloride | 95 – 105 mmol/l |
| Phosphate | 0.8 – 1.4 mmol/l |
| Haematology | Normal Value |
|---|---|
| Haemoglobin | 11.5 – 16.6 g/dl |
| White Blood Cells | 4.0 – 11.0 x 109/l |
| Platelets | 150 – 450 x 109/l |
| MCV | 80 – 96 fl |
| MCHC | 32 – 36 g/dl |
| Neutrophils | 2.0 – 7.5 x 109/l |
| Lymphocytes | 1.5 – 4.0 x 109/l |
| Monocytes | 0.3 – 1.0 x 109/l |
| Eosinophils | 0.1 – 0.5 x 109/l |
| Basophils | < 0.2 x 109/l |
| Reticulocytes | < 2% |
| Haematocrit | 0.35 – 0.49 |
| Red Cell Distribution Width | 11 – 15% |
| Blood Gases | Normal Value |
|---|---|
| pH | 7.35 – 7.45 |
| pO2 | 11 – 14 kPa |
| pCO2 | 4.5 – 6.0 kPa |
| Base Excess | -2 – +2 mmol/l |
| Bicarbonate | 24 – 30 mmol/l |
| Lactate | < 2 mmol/l |
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