… has provided a more detailed set of markers to follow development, mouse mutants … insights
into the classic models of kidney development. Current studies using combinations of these …

… system with kidney development and kidney diseases that … studies have revealed a critical
role for the Wnt family of secreted growth and differentiation factors in kidney development. …

… development has been an area of intense study over the last decade. Below we have highlighted
critical studies … the molecular regulation of kidney development has been derived from …

… is further highlighted by explant recombination studies showing that fresh MM can induce
older UBs to continue branching (Shah et al., 2009). This study also revealed plasticity in UB …

… Most informative, however, have been knock-out and transgenic studies and we will try to …
on the induction processes in kidney development and describe recent advances in …

… kidney is a vital organ with considerable cellular complexity and functional diversity. Kidney
development … are enhancing our understanding of kidney morphogenesis and unraveling the …

… roles in kidney development are … studies are discussed. Single gene disruption already
has generated a wealth of information about kidney development and mammalian development …

… and interactions that govern kidney branching morphogenesis. … and epithelial branching
during kidney development. The … This study shows that inactivation of Sprouty1 during kidney …

… In summary, these studies implicate conserved roles for Six2 and Bmp4 in the development
of the renal system. Defects in these proteins could affect kidney development at multiple …

… kidney development comes from studies of only two mammals: the rat and mouse. Development
is … A broad overview of kidney development in the mouse is followed by a more detailed …