Podocyte Pathology and Nephropathy

Sphingolipids are components of the lipid rafts in plasma membranes, which are important for proper function of podocytes, a key element of the glomerular filtration barrier. Research revealed an essential role of sphingolipids and sphingolipid metabolites in glomerular disorders of genetic and non-...

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Main Authors: Sandra eMerscher, Alessia eFornoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00127/full