Human Urine as a Noninvasive Source of Kidney Cells

Urine represents an unlimited source of patient-specific kidney cells that can be harvested noninvasively. Urine derived podocytes and proximal tubule cells have been used to study disease mechanisms and to screen for novel drug therapies in a variety of human kidney disorders. The urinary kidney st...

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Main Authors: Fanny Oliveira Arcolino, Agnès Tort Piella, Elli Papadimitriou, Benedetta Bussolati, Daniel J. Antonie, Patricia Murray, Lamberthus van den Heuvel, Elena Levtchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/362562
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