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The function of macula densa is

Option: 1

To monitor the composition of the fluid that flows through the DCT.


Option: 2

To regulate renin release from the juxtaglomerular cells of the afferent arteriole.


Option: 3

To release the paracrine signals in the form of ATP


Option: 4

All of the above


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Juxtaglomerular Apparatus -

  • It is located just adjacent to the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle.
  • The DCT comes in direct contact of the afferent and efferent arteriole and that region of the DCT forms the macula densa.
  • Macula densa is a cluster of cuboidal epithelial cells that monitors the composition of the fluid that flows through the DCT. 
  • They respond to the concentration of Na+ in the fluid and release the paracrine signals in the form of ATP and adenosine. 

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Hence, the correct option is d. all of the above 

 

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