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TRPC6 channel as an emerging determinant of the podocyte injury susceptibility in kidney diseases.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Sept 2015
Ilatovskaya Daria V, Staruschenko Alexander
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Podocytes (terminally differentiated epithelial cells of the glomeruli) play a key role in the maintenance of glomerular structure and permeability and in the incipiency of various renal abnormalities. Injury to podocytes is considered a major contributor to the development of kidney disease as their loss causes proteinuria and progressive glomerulosclerosis. The physiological function of podocytes is critically...
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