The Drosophila nephrocyte: Back on stage

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-163

  Na, Jianbo ^a   Cagan, Ross ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MEGALIN;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DESMOSOME; DROSOPHILA; EDITORIAL; FILTRATION; GENE MUTATION; HEMOLYMPH; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; LARVA; NEPHROCYTE; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84873455805     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2012121227     Document Type: Editorial

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