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tubuloglomerular en · ADJ

Etymology

From tubulo- + glomerular.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to the tubules and glomeruli of the kidney
    • Myogenic constriction and tubuloglomerular feedback mechanisms mediate renal autoregulation; however, intrinsic factors including nitric oxide and agonists for guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs), particularly angiotensin II via the renin-angiotensin system, regulate RBF by modulating renal vascular resistance (RVR) in pre- and post-glomerular arterioles. 2015 July 21, “Regulation of Renal Hemodynamics and Function by RGS2”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: