afferent

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Stimulation of the sensory receptor activates the associated afferent neuron, which carries information about the stimulus to the central nervous system.

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Once the afferent arterioles are constricted, blood flow into the nephrons stops.

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The cortical radiate arteries branch into numerous afferent arterioles, and then enter the capillaries supplying the nephrons.

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For example, the DCT ascending limb of the loop of Henle has masses of cells called macula densa, which are in contact with cells of the afferent arterioles called juxtaglomerular cells.

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The lesions of the arteriosclerotic kidney are due to narrowing and eventual obstruction of the afferent vessels.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall