Regression is an important process in the normal development of many organs. In this study, we investigated whether glomerular regression occurs after normal glomerulogenesis and determined the time ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 100, No. 7 (Apr. 1, 2003), pp. 4108-4113 (6 pages) Current interpretations of kidney function in terms of a coarse ...

Arriving early or late can have big consequences for early-stage cells that gather to form a new kidney, a team of USC researchers discovered. The scientists showed how progenitor cells that form the ...

Studies were conducted on the fetuses of 15 Border Leicester X Merino ewes of known mating date. There were six control fetuses (all singletons), five fetuses that had undergone UPE to induce IUGR ...

Scientists have now begun to understand kidney damage on a cellular level and how the activity of certain molecules in damaged kidneys contributes to salt and water retention in nephrotic syndrome.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health threat, affecting over 10% of the world population, including an estimated 37 million Americans. Importantly, glomerular diseases account for 70% of all ...

Perfectly punctual or fashionably late, it takes all kinds to build a kidney. So it is for stem cells building kidney tissue discovered timing is critical as the precise arrival of progenitor cells ...