The Number of Fetal Nephron Progenitor Cells Limits Ureteric Branching and Adult Nephron Endowment
Nephrons, the functional units of the kidney, develop from progenitor cells (cap mesenchyme [CM]) surrounding the epithelial ureteric bud (UB) tips. Reciprocal signaling between UB and CM induces nephrogenesis and UB branching. Although low nephron number is implicated in hypertension and renal dise...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-04-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714001478 |