A nest in renal fibrosis?

Kidney International

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-244

  Bascands, J L ^a,b   Klein, J ^a,b   Schanstra, J P ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; NESTIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34547416535     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002331     Document Type: Note

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