Quantitative and qualitative urinary cellular patterns correlate with progression of murine glomerulonephritis.

The kidney is a nonregenerative organ composed of numerous functional nephrons and collecting ducts (CDs). Glomerular and tubulointerstitial damages decrease the number of functional nephrons and cause anatomical and physiological alterations resulting in renal dysfunction. It has recently been repo...

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Main Authors: Junpei Kimura, Osamu Ichii, Saori Otsuka, Tomonori Kanazawa, Yuka Namiki, Yoshiharu Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Kon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3031591?pdf=render