A role of WNT in kidney development and function;Uloga WNT u razvoju i funkciji bubrega

Acta Medica Croatica

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 56-58

  Mesar, Ines ^a   Kes, Petar ^a   Jukić, Nikolina Bašić ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Kidney; Tubulointerstitial fibrosis; WNT

Indexed keywords

WNT4 PROTEIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; KIDNEY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; REGENERATION;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANIMALS; KIDNEY; RATS; REGENERATION; WNT4 PROTEIN;

EID: 84884134609     PISSN: 13300164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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