The promise of well-being: Stay in shape with N(i)ck

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1425-1427

  Benzing, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NCK PROTEIN; NEPHRIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

CELL SHAPE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 67649708229     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2009040453     Document Type: Editorial

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