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Medical Definition of Macula densa
1. A closely packed group of densely staining cells in the distal tubular epithelium of a nephron, in direct apposition to the juxtaglomerular cells; they may function as either chemoreceptors or as baroreceptors feeding information to the juxtaglomerular cells. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macula Densa
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