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Mechanisms of epithelial repair and regeneration after acute kidney injury.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 Jul 2014
Berger Katja, Moeller Marcus J
Abstract excerpt
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical problem and is associated with high mortality rates. It is accepted that after AKI cellular regeneration of the proximal tubule occurs from intrinsic tubule cells. Recently, scattered tubular cells (STCs) were discovered as a novel subpopulation of tubule cells involved in regeneration. STCs have a distinct morphology, unique protein expression profile resembling...
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