Novel insights into pericyte–myofibroblast transition and therapeutic targets in renal fibrosis
Renal fibrosis is a disease affecting millions worldwide and is a harbinger of progressive renal failure. Understanding the mechanisms of renal fibrosis is important for discovering new therapies that are required to prevent loss of renal function. Recently, we identified pericytes that line the kid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-11-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612004639 |