Rapid downregulation of β-actin-based cag promoter and filamentous actin in injured podocytes

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-134

  Asano, Takako ^a,b   Matsusaka, Taiji ^a   Mizutani, Shuki ^b   Ichikawa, Iekuni ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Cre loxP system; Foot processes; Glomerular sclerosis; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; B3(FV) PE38KDEL RECOMBINANT IMMUNOTOXIN; B3(FV)-PE38KDEL RECOMBINANT IMMUNOTOXIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; EXOTOXIN; IMMUNOTOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENETICS; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; METABOLISM; MICROFILAMENT; MOUSE; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DOWN-REGULATION; EXOTOXINS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOTOXINS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROFILAMENTS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 26944454875     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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