The role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy

Journal of Diabetes Research

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yamahara, Kosuke ^a   Yasuda, Mako ^a   Kume, Shinji ^a   Koya, Daisuke ^b   Maegawa, Hiroshi ^a   Uzu, Takashi ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUTOPHAGY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PODOCYTE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; PODOCYTES;

EID: 84893744708     PISSN: 23146745     EISSN: 23146753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/193757     Document Type: Review

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