RA Wingert, AJ Davidson - Kidney international, 2008 - Elsevier
Nephrons possess a segmental organization where each segment is specialized for the secretion and reabsorption of particular solutes. The developmental control of nephron …
U Tran, L Zakin, A Schweickert, R Agrawal… - …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
The RNA-binding protein Bicaudal C is an important regulator of embryonic development in C. elegans, Drosophila and Xenopus. In mouse, bicaudal C (Bicc1) mutants are …
The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney. To ensure kidney functions, the nephrons possess a highly segmental organization where each …
L Reggiani, D Raciti, R Airik, A Kispert… - Genes & …, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The nephron, the basic structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney, is organized into discrete segments, which are composed of distinct renal epithelial cell types. Each cell …
D Raciti, L Reggiani, L Geffers, Q Jiang, F Bacchion… - Genome biology, 2008 - Springer
Background The pronephros, the simplest form of a vertebrate excretory organ, has recently become an important model of vertebrate kidney organogenesis. Here, we elucidated the …
X Zhou, PD Vize - Developmental biology, 2004 - Elsevier
The embryonic kidneys of larval aquatic vertebrates such as fish and frogs serve as excellent model systems for exploring the early development of nephric organs. These …
CS Wu, WK Yang, TH Lee… - … Zoology Part A …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibians are highly susceptible to osmotic stress but, nonetheless, some species can adapt locally to withstand moderately high levels of salinity. Maintaining the homeostasis of …
EH Larsen - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
August Krogh's studies of the frog identified the respiratory function of the skin in 1904 and the osmoregulatory function of the skin in 1937. It is the thesis of my review that the …
Amphibian habitats are easily contaminated by several pollutants, and in agricultural landscapes the likely exposure scenario is represented by pesticides. Many of these …