The podocyte's response to injury: Role in proteinuria and glomerulosclerosis

Kidney International - Tập 69 Số 12 - Trang 2131-2147 - 2006
Stuart J. Shankland1
1Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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