Mechanical Deformation Induced Apoptosis in Human Proximal Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells is Caspase Dependent
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 171 (1) , 457-461
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000091106.61065.e3
Abstract
Purpose: Ureteral obstruction (UO) results in apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells. We postulated that mechanical deformation and inflammation contribute to the cellular loss that oc...Keywords
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