Reply: Nephrons are generated via a series of committed progenitors

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.
² Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the Development of De Novo Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy.
³ Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy.

Comment

Paola Romagnani et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014 Sep.

. 2014 Sep;10(9):491.

doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2012.290-c2. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

¹ Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.
² Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and High Education for the Development of De Novo Therapies (DENOTHE), University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy.
³ Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy.

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Romagnani P, Lasagni L, Remuzzi G. Romagnani P, et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2013 Mar;9(3):137-46. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2012.290. Epub 2013 Jan 22. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2013. PMID: 23338209 Review.
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Zhang F, Chen X. Zhang F, et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014 Sep;10(9):491. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2012.290-c1. Epub 2014 Aug 12. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014. PMID: 25116193 No abstract available.