Podocytes in culture: past, present, and future.

Abstract excerpt

Human genetic and in vivo animal studies have helped to define the critical importance of podocytes for kidney function in health and disease. However, as in any other research area, by default these approaches do not allow for mechanistic studies. Such mechanistic studies require the availability of cells grown ex vivo (i.e., in culture) with the ability to directly study mechanistic events and control the...

Topics

• Animals
• Cell Culture Techniques
• Cell Differentiation
• Cells, Cultured
• Humans
• Kidney Diseases
• Mice
• Phenotype
• Podocytes
• Rats