The role of the activin-follistatin system in the developmental and regeneration processes of the kidney

Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 289-298

  Maeshima, Akito ^a,b   Nojima, Yoshihisa ^b   Kojima, Itaru ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin follistatin system; Regeneration processes; TGF superfamily

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPERFUSION INJURY; SHORT SURVEY;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FOLLISTATIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MORPHOGENESIS; REGENERATION;

EID: 0034843264     PISSN: 13596101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6101(01)00010-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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