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Suppression of ureteric bud apoptosis rescues nephron endowment and adult renal function in Pax2 mutant mice.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2006
Dziarmaga Alison, Eccles Michael, Goodyer Paul
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The molecular mechanisms that set congenital nephron number are unknown. However, humans with modest suboptimal nephron number may be at increased risk for essential hypertension, and those with more severe nephron deficits at birth may develop progressive renal insufficiency. A model of branching morphogenesis during fetal kidney development in which the extent of ureteric bud arborization is dependent on...
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