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Do Stem Cells Exist in the Adult Kidney?

Author(s) -

Sandeep K. Gupta,

Mark E. Rosenberg

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1421-9670

pISSN - 0250-8095

DOI - 10.1159/000117311

Subject(s) - stem cell , renal stem cell , medicine , kidney , adult stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , endothelial stem cell , biology , progenitor cell , genetics , in vitro

Adult stem cells exist in many organs and play a critical role in normal cell turnover and the response to injury. The existence of adult stem cells in the mammalian kidney remains controversial. Kidney stem cells have been isolated and characterized by many groups, often with discrepant results. This article will review the current state of knowledge regarding adult kidney stem cells and discuss future directions for kidney stem cell research.

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