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The juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells or granular cells) are cells in the kidney that synthesize store and secrete the enzyme renin. They are specialized smooth muscle cells mainly in the walls of the afferent arterioles and some in the efferent arterioles that deliver blood to the glomerulus.

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