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. 2014 Apr 15;111(15):E1453.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1401733111.

Reply to Corbeil et al.: Dedifferentiation and multipotency

Tetsuro Kusaba, Benjamin D Humphreys
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Reply to Corbeil et al.: Dedifferentiation and multipotency

Tetsuro Kusaba et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
CD133 mRNA is up-regulated in differentiated epithelial cells after injury. Colon serves as a positive control for CD133 expression. *P < 0.05. CLK, contralateral uninjured kidney; IRI, ischemia reperfusion injury.
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