Commentary
Kidney International (2007) 72, 914–915. doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002508
Collecting duct epithelium and injury: Not all cells are created equal
- 1Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Correspondence: TD Hewitson, Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia. E-mail: tim.hewitson@mh.org.au
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Abstract
Studies by Butt et al. in the developing fetus provide new and timely insights into the regulation of repair and fibrosis in the injured kidney. Using a clinically relevant model, they have examined the response of the medullary collecting duct to ureteral obstruction, with some unexpected findings.
