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Establishment and characterization of renal progenitor like cells from S3 segment of nephron in rat adult kidney.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Nov 2005
Kitamura Shinji, Yamasaki Yasushi, Kinomura Masaru, Sugaya Takeshi, Sugiyama Hitoshi, Maeshima Yohei, Makino Hirofumi
Abstract excerpt
Kidney is thought to be a regenerative organ in terms of repair from acute tubular injury. It is unknown whether cell population contributes to repair disordered kidney. We attempted to identify and isolate highly proliferative cells from a single cell. We dissected a single nephron from adult rat kidney. Isolated nephrons were separated into segments and cultured. Outgrowing cells were replated after limiting...
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