Compensatory growth of congenital solitary kidneys in pigs reflects increased nephron numbers rather than hypertrophy.

Compensatory growth of congenital solitary kidneys in pigs reflects increased nephron numbers rather than hypertrophy.

<h4>Background</h4>Patients with unilateral MultiCystic Kidney Dysplasia (MCKD) or unilateral renal agenesis (URA) have a congenital solitary functioning kidney (CSFK) that is compensatory enlarged. The question whether this enlargement is due to increased nephron numbers and/or to nephr...

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Main Authors: Stefan H van Vuuren, Chalana M Sol, Roel Broekhuizen, Marc R Lilien, Michiel J S Oosterveld, Tri Q Nguyen, Roel Goldschmeding, Tom P V M de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23185419/pdf/?tool=EBI

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