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High incidence of vesicoureteral reflux in mice with Fgfr2 deletion in kidney mesenchyma.
The Journal of urology - 1 May 2010
Hains David S, Sims-Lucas Sunder, Carpenter Ashley, Saha Monalee, Murawski Inga, Kish Kayle, Gupta Indra, McHugh Kirk, Bates Carlton M
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PURPOSE: Mice with Fgfr2 conditional deletion in metanephric mesenchyma (Fgfr2(Mes-/-)) have ureteral bud induction abnormalities. We determined whether Fgfr2(Mes-/-) mutants developed abnormally positioned ureters predisposing to vesicoureteral reflux. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We measured common nephric duct length and assayed for apoptosis in embryonic day 11.5 mice. We performed 3-dimensional reconstruction of,...
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