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High glucose level unmasks a genetic predisposition to enhanced extracellular matrix production in mesangial cells from the Milan normotensive strain.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Mar 1997
Pugliese G, Pricci F, Menè P, Romeo G, Nofroni I, Giannini S, Cresci B, Galli G, Rotella C M, Di Mario U, Pugliese F
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A growing body of evidence indicates that the individual genetic background plays a role in the pathogenesis of diabetic glomerular disease by either favoring or protecting against injury produced by hyperglycemia. Two genetically related rat strains, the Milan normotensive strain (MNS) and the M...
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