Human kidney pericytes produce renin
Pericytes, perivascular cells embedded in the microvascular wall, are crucial for vascular homeostasis. These cells also play diverse roles in tissue development and regeneration as multi-lineage progenitors, immunomodulatory cells and as sources of trophic factors. Here, we establish that pericytes...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5126097/ |