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CTGF in kidney fibrosis and glomerulonephritis

BACKGROUND: Glomerulonephritis, which causes inflammation in glomeruli, is a common cause of end-stage renal failure. Severe and prolonged inflammation can damage glomeruli and lead to kidney fibrosis. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a member of the CCN matricellular protein family, consis...

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Autores principales: Toda, Naohiro, Mukoyama, Masashi, Yanagita, Motoko, Yokoi, Hideki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30123390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41232-018-0070-0

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