Focusing on the glomerular slit diaphragm: podocin enters the picture

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Review

Jeffrey H Miner. Am J Pathol. 2002 Jan.

. 2002 Jan;160(1):3-5.

doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64341-6.

¹ Department of Medicine, Renal Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. minerj@pop.wustl.edu

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Comment on

Podocin localizes in the kidney to the slit diaphragm area.
Roselli S, Gribouval O, Boute N, Sich M, Benessy F, Attié T, Gubler MC, Antignac C. Roselli S, et al. Am J Pathol. 2002 Jan;160(1):131-9. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64357-X. Am J Pathol. 2002. PMID: 11786407 Free PMC article.

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