Ablation of renin-expressing juxtaglomerular cells results in a distinct kidney phenotype

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 3 55-3, 2004, Pages

  Pentz, Ellen Steward ^a   Moyano, Maria Alejandra ^a   Thornhill, Barbara A ^a   Sequeira Lopez, Maria Luisa S ^a   Gomez, R Ariel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Diphtheria toxin A chain; Homologous recombination; Recruitment; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; RENIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GLOMERULUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOTE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUXTAGLOMERULAR APPARATUS; JUXTAGLOMERULAR CELL; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REN1 D GENE; REN2 GENE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1342331784     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00426.2003     Document Type: Article

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