Organ-specific collagen expression: implications for renal disease.
Chronic kidney disease is characterized by progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix and scarring, leading to the loss of kidney function. Excess deposition of the collagen family of proteins is the hallmark of kidney fibrosis. In this review, we survey the collagens that are associated with...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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