Match each component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus with its description.
mesangial cells - juxtaglomerular cells - macula densa cells
epithelial cells at the end of the nephron loop - smooth muscle cells within wall of afferent arteriole - cells between the arterioles and amongst the glomerular capillaries
• mesangial cells = cells between the arterioles and amongst the glomerular capillaries
• juxtaglomerular cells = smooth muscle cells within wall of afferent arteriole
• macula densa cells = epithelial cells at the end of the nephron loop
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