organogenesis of the kidney- how embryonic organs form
Additional kidney references:
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McCoy, K., Zhou, X., and Vize, P.D. (2008). Collectrin/tmem27 is expressed at high levels in all segments of the developing Xenopus pronephric nephron and in the Wolffian duct. Gene Exp. Patterns, 8: 271-274.
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Zhou, X. and Vize, P.D. (2005a). Amino acid cotransporter SLC3A2 is selectively expressed in the early proximal segment of Xenopus pronephric kidney nephrons. MOD Gene Exp. Patterns, 5: 774-777.
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Zhou, X. and Vize, P.D. (2005b). Pronephric regulation of acid-base balance; coexpression of carbonic anhydrase type 2 and sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter-1 in the late distal segment. Developmental Dynamics, 232: 142-144.
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Vize, P.D., Carroll., T.J. and Wallingfrod, J.B. (2003). Induction, development and physiology of the pronephric tubules. In The Kidney: From Normal Development to Congenital Disease. Peter D. Vize, Adrian S. Woolf & Jonathan Bard (Editors). Academic Press, San Diego.
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Vize, P.D. (2003). The embryonic kidneys and other nephrogenic models. In The Kidney: From Normal Development to Congenital Disease. Peter D. Vize, Adrian S. Woolf & Jonathan Bard (Editors). Academic Press, San Diego.
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