Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is a potential pathway leading to podocyte dysfunction and proteinuria

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Li, Yingjian ^a   Kang, Young Sun ^a   Dai, Chunsun ^a   Kiss, Lawrence P ^a   Wen, Xiaoyan ^a   Liu, Youhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; DESMIN; GELATINASE B; NEPHRIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEINURIA; UPREGULATION; ZONULA OCCLUDENS 1;

EID: 39549098861     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070057     Document Type: Article

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