Expression of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurturin in Mature Kidney, Nephrogenic Rests, and Nephroblastoma: Possible Role as Differentiating Factors

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 511-519

  Camassei, Francesca Diomedi ^a   Boldrini, Renata ^a   Jenkner, Alessandro ^a   Inserra, Alessandro ^a   Donfrancesco, Alberto ^a   Rava, Lucilla ^a   Dominici, Carlo ^a,b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

GFR ; Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor; Immunohistochemistry; Nephroblastoma; Nephrogenic rests; Neurturin

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEURTURIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0345731294     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-003-2013-1     Document Type: Article

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