Glomerular endothelial cell fenestrations: An integral component of the glomerular filtration barrier

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Satchell, Simon C ^a   Braet, Filip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endothelial transport; Fenestrae; Fenestral diaphragm; Fenestrations; Filtration; Glomerular endothelial cell; Hepatic; Liver; Microvascular; Sieve; Sinusoidal; Transendothelial permeability; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLASMALEMMAL VESICLE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; PROTEOGLYCAN; RAC PROTEIN; SIALOPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FENESTRATION; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER SINUSOID; NONHUMAN; PODOCYTE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW;

EID: 66049109286     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90601.2008     Document Type: Review

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