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Flying podocytes. / Simons, Matias; Huber, Tobias B.

In: KIDNEY INT, Vol. 75, No. 5, 03.2009, p. 455-7.

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title = "Flying podocytes",
abstract = "Recent insights have defined the central role of podocytes both in rare genetic diseases and as a general determinant of the progression of human glomerular diseases. In a recent issue of Nature, Weavers et al. described a podocyte-like cell type in Drosophila, the nephrocyte, that closely resembles mammalian podocytes, including the nephrin-based slit diaphragm. This novel podocyte system might open new avenues toward the understanding of podocyte biology and pathophysiology.",
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KW - Signal Transduction

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