The nephrin-based slit diaphragm: New insight into the signalling platform identifies targets for therapy

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3408-3410

  Aaltonen, Petri ^a   Holthöfer, Harry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Filtration barrier; Glomerulus; Molecular biology; Nephrin; Protein complexes; Proteinuria; Signal transduction; Slit diaphragm

Indexed keywords

NEPHRIN;

CELL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; DIAPHRAGM; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PODOCYTES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 36748999500     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm403     Document Type: Review

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