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Role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 in kidney mesenchyme.
Pediatric research - 1 Dec 2008
Hains David, Sims-Lucas Sunder, Kish Kayle, Saha Monalee, McHugh Kirk, Bates Carlton M
Abstract excerpt
Conditional deletion of murine fibroblast growth factor receptors (Fgfrs) 1 and 2 in metanephric mesenchyme leads to renal agenesis with unbranched ureteric buds; however, there are occasionally two buds per nephric duct. Our goal was to determine whether conditional deletion of Fgfr1 or Fgfr2 alone resulted in multiple ureteric bud induction sites. Although deletion of Fgfr1 alone results in no abnormalities,...
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