Functional renal collecting ducts from human PSCs.

Tanigawa, Shunsuke; Nishinakamura, Ryuichi · Cell Stem Cell · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Collecting ducts in the kidney control the balance of water and electrolytes, as well as pH of the urine to maintain body homeostasis. Shi et al.<sup>1</sup> recently reported in Nature Biotechnology a protocol to generate functional collecting duct cells from human pluripotent stem cells.

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