Kidney development and disease

Kidney Development and Disease brings together established and young investigators who are leading authorities in nephrology to describe recent advances in three primary areas of research. The first section describes the use of animal models as powerful tools for the discovery of numerous molecular...

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Other Authors: Miller, Rachel K. (Editor) 
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (online služba) (Distributor) 
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018
Series:Results and problems in cell differentiation
Genre/form:sborníky
elektronické knihy
ISBN:978-3-319-51436-9
978-3-319-51435-2
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Online Access:Plný text
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Table of Contents:
  • Part A: Model Systems of Kidney Development and Disease
  • 1. Drosophila Malpighian tubule: A model for understanding kidney development, function and disease
  • 2. Zebrafish pronephros development
  • 3. Zebrafish as a model of kidney disease
  • 4. Use of Xenopus frogs to study renal development/repair
  • Part B: Cell Renewal, Differentiation and Fate in Nephrogenesis
  • 5. Tissue-specific p53 functions during kidney development
  • 6. Growth factor regulation in the nephrogenic zone of the developing kidney
  • 7. Development and diseases of the collecting ductsystem
  • 8. Origin and function of the renal stroma in health and disease
  • Part C: Nephron Morphogenesis and Maintenance
  • 9. Imaging, analysing and interpreting branching morphogenesis in the developing kidney
  • 10. Genetic syndromes affecting kidney development
  • 11. Primary cilia in cystic kidney disease
  • 12. Inflammation and fibrosis in polycystic kidney disease
  • 13. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) andendothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT): Role and implications in kidney fibrosis