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Structure and function of the pancreas in the polycystic kidney rat.
Pancreas - 1 Nov 2012
Yi Lanjuan, Naruse Satoru, Furuya Sonoko, Yamamoto Akiko, Nakakuki Miyuki, Nagao Shizuko, Yoshihara Daisuke, Ko Shigeru B H, Wei Muxin, Kondo Takaharu, Ishiguro Hiroshi
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OBJECTIVES: Mutation in the Pkhd1 gene that encodes a ciliary protein, fibrocystin, causes multiple cysts in the kidneys and liver in the polycystic kidney (PCK) rat, a model for human autosomal recessive PCK disease. To clarify the role of primary cilia in the pancreatic duct, we examined the st...
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