The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine induces mesangial cells to create three-dimensional cytoarchitecture that underlies cellular differentiation

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 746-751

  Kitamura, Masanori ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA ACTIN; ANTIOXIDANT; DIAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; MENADIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; MALE; MESANGIUM CELL; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0032983873     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v104746     Document Type: Article

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