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Bone morphogenic protein-7 and the kidney: current concepts and open questions
22 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
Several recent studies have demonstrated unequivocally that administration of bone morphogenic protein-7 (BMP-7) has a therapeutic effect in various animal models of acute and chronic renal injury ( Table 1 ). However, the underlying mechanisms of BMP-7 action in the kidney remained largely unknown in these initial reports. Here, novel aspects regarding the biology of BMP-7 in the kidney will be discussed....
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