Cellular transplantation of nephrons.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Cellular transplantation of nephrons. Embryonic renal cellular primordia transplanted into animal hosts undergo nephrogenesis in situ, become vascularized by blood vessels of host origin, exhibit excretory function, and support life in otherwise anephric hosts. Renal primordia can be transplanted across isogeneic, allogeneic, and both concordant (rat to mouse) and highly disparate (pig to rodent) xenogeneic barriers. Here I review studies exploring the therapeutic potential for renal organogenesis posttransplantation of cellular kidney primordia.
Medical subject headings
- Kidney Transplantation
- Nephrons