Glomerular podocytes are highly specialized cells with a complex cytoarchitecture. Their
most prominent features are interdigitated foot processes with filtration slits in between …

The placenta is the first organ to form during mammalian embryogenesis. Problems in its
formation and function underlie many aspects of early pregnancy loss and pregnancy …

Polycystic kidney diseases are inherited renal disorders due mainly to mutations in genes
that regulate the development and function of cells that line renal tubules. This review …

Development of the metanephric kidney involves the establishment of discrete zones of
induction and differentiation that are crucial to the future radial patterning of the organ …

Prenatal ethanol exposure is teratogenic, but the effects of ethanol on kidney development
and the health of offspring are incompletely understood. Our objective was to investigate the …

The placenta is a highly specialized organ whose primary function is to promote the
exchange of nutrients and oxygen between maternal and fetal blood, essential for survival …

Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common neoplasm of the kidney in children. It is an
embryologic tumor that histologically mimics renal embryogenesis and is composed of a …

In search of guiding principles involved in the branching of epithelial tubes in the developing
kidney, we analyzed branching of the ureteric bud (UB) in whole kidney culture as well as in …

OBJECTIVES: To define the phenotype of congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) as a
first step toward mapping the responsible gene (s). STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of pathology …

Retinoic acid (RA) is a vitamin A‐derived morphogen important for axial patterning and
organ formation in developing vertebrates and invertebrate chordates (tunicates and …