The amphibian kidney's filtration barrier: Where is the glomerular basement membrane?

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Miner, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CAPILLARY WALL; EMBRYO; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; LETTER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NECTURUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOLK SAC;

EID: 68049102218     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00236.2009     Document Type: Letter

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