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A podocentric view of nephrology
8 Apr 2004
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The glomerular visceral epithelial cell plays a central role in ultrafiltration of the blood and in a wide variety of inherited and acquired diseases of the kidney. The discovery of nephrin and other slit diaphragm proteins has led to an explosion of knowledge in the biology of this cell type. The most significant recent discoveries are reviewed in this paper. RECENT FINDINGS: Together with the...
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