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The connective tissue within the stalk of the glomerulus is continuous with interstitial tissue at the vascular pole of
the renal corpuscle. The arrowhead identifies the macula densa, which is part of the distal tubule. Located just at the
LLC.
lower left of the macula densa is the extraglomerular interstitial tissue and its continuity with intraglomerular tissue
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(arrow). Mesangial cells are part of the cellular components of these connective tissue areas. Also in this micrograph
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are parts of proximal tubules (P) and distal tubules (D).
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