Superoxide overproduction and kidney fibrosis: a new animal model
Objective To establish whether the mutation in the Immp2L gene induces renal fibrosis and whether aging exacerbates renal morphology in mice. Methods Female mutant mice with mutation in the inner mitochondrial membrane peptidase 2-like protein at 3 and 18 months of age were used. Renal fibrosis was...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
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| Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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