Alterations of selected genes of the Wnt signal chain in rat kidneys with spontaneous congenital obstructive uropathy

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-95

  Hermens, Jan Simon ^a   Thelen, Paul ^a   Ringert, Rolf Herman ^a   Seseke, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital obstructive uropathy; Interstitial fibrosis; Nephrogenesis; Wnt signal chain

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CALCINEURIN; FRIZZLED PROTEIN; FRIZZLED PROTEIN 1; FRIZZLED PROTEIN 2; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT INHIBITORY FACTOR 1; WNT PROTEIN; WNT4 PROTEIN; WNT7A PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYDRONEPHROSIS; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 33947159212     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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