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Tissue culture correlational study of genetic cholangiopathy of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2013
Nakanuma Yasuni, Sato Yasunori, Harada Kenichi
Abstract excerpt
Cholangiocytes are epithelial cells that line the biliary tract and are also known as biliary epithelial cells (BECs). In vitro culture studies of BECs in correlation with tissue section examination may give us a comprehensive analysis of biliary tract diseases. Herein, we discuss genetic cholangiopathy of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), mainly using a polycystic kidney (PCK) rat, an animal...
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