The Drosophila nephrocyte.

doi:10.1097/MNH.0b013e328347ae02

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The Drosophila nephrocyte.

Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 Jul 2011

Cagan Ross L

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The functioning kidney requires proper organization in multiple cell types that mediate filtration and removal of wastes. Interest has increasingly focused on the podocyte as an important mediator of kidney function; defects in podocyte function likely mediate a broad palate of kidney dysfunctions. Here I explore recent work that establishes the Drosophila nephrocyte as a useful model for...

Topics

Animals
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Genotype
Humans
Kidney
Membrane Proteins
Models, Animal
Muscle Proteins
Phenotype
Podocytes

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PMID: 21610496
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e328347ae02

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