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Comment
. 2010 Jan;176(1):22-4.
doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090898. Epub 2009 Dec 11.

The origin of renal fibroblasts and progression of kidney disease

H Terence Cook  1
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Comment

The origin of renal fibroblasts and progression of kidney disease

H Terence Cook. Am J Pathol. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

The Commentary highlights the article by Humphreys et al, “Fate Tracing Reveals the Pericyte and Not Epithelial Origin of Myofibroblasts in Kidney Fibrosis” discussing hypothesis of renal progression.

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