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Experimental formation of podocytes in the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule

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A metaplasic transformation of the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule into podocytes is described in glomerular cysts induced by postnatal injection of methylprednisolone acetate to rabbits. Both the anomalous location of podocytes and their utility for the study of the biology of these cells are discussed.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santander, Santander, Spain

    J. L. Ojeda, J. A. García-Porrero & J. M. Hurle

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This work was supported by a grant of the Fondo Nacional para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Cientifica from the spanish-government and a grant from the Marcelino Botín Foundation, Santander, Spain.

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Ojeda, J.L., García-Porrero, J.A. & Hurle, J.M. Experimental formation of podocytes in the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule. Experientia 35, 1658–1660 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953253

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