The Regulation of Mesangial Cell Proliferation
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The regulation of mesangial cell proliferation.
Mesangial cell (MC) proliferation is a key pathological feature in a number of common human renal diseases including IgA, systemic lupus erythematosus and diabetic nephropathies. Knowledge of the role of MCs in normal glomeruli and of their response to pathological stimuli is crucial to the understanding of these disease processes. The purpose of understanding disease is ultimately to develop t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephron Experimental Nephrology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1660-2129
DOI: 10.1159/000127359