Signaling at the slit diaphragm

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1382-1391

  Benzing, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADAPTOR PROTEIN; LIGAND; NEPH1 PROTEIN; NEPHRIN; PDZ DOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOSKELETON; DIAPHRAGM; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; NEPHRON; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SLIT DIAPHRAGM;

EID: 2542494061     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000130167.30769.55     Document Type: Review

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