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. 2025 Feb 1;36(2):169-170.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000590. Epub 2024 Dec 27.

Shear Forces and the Vulnerability of the Podocyte

Josephine P Briggs  1 , Mark A Knepper  2
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Shear Forces and the Vulnerability of the Podocyte

Josephine P Briggs et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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