Discovery of the congenital nephrotic syndrome gene discloses the structure of the mysterious molecular sieve of the kidney

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 445-451

  Tryggvason, Karl ^a   Ruotsalainen, Vesa ^b   Wartiovaara, Jorma ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Congenital nephrosis; Glomerular basement membrane; Nephrin; Slit membrane

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROTEINS;

GLOMERULUS;

EID: 0032881370     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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