Megalin and cubilin: Synergistic endocytic receptors in renal proximal tubule

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 49-4, 2001, Pages

  Christensen, Erik Ilsø ^a   Birn, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Low density lipoprotein receptor family; Proteinuria; Retinol; Vitamin B12; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BETA2 GLYCOPROTEIN 1; CELL RECEPTOR; CUBILIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; LIGAND; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MEGALIN; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEINURIA; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0035006545     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.280.4.f562     Document Type: Review

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