Lack of connexin 40 causes displacement of renin-producing cells from afferent arterioles to the extraglomerular mesangium

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1103-1111

  Kurtz, Lisa ^a   Schweda, Frank ^a   De Wit, Cor ^b   Kriz, Wilhelm ^c   Witzgall, Ralph ^a   Warth, Richard ^a   Sauter, Alexander ^a   Kurtz, Armin ^a   Wagner, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; RENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; JUXTAGLOMERULAR APPARATUS; MACULA DENSA; MALE; MESANGIUM; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN RELEASE;

EID: 34047207791     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2006090953     Document Type: Article

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