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Podocytes

Known as: glomerular visceral epithelial cell, Glomerular Visceral Epithelial Cells, Podocyte 
Highly differentiated epithelial cells of the visceral layer of BOWMAN CAPSULE of the KIDNEY. They are composed of a cell body with major CELL… 
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CD2AP protein, humanEpitheliumMicrobiologicalPODXL protein, human

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Epithelial cell of renal tubuleKidney Glomerulus

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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Renal histopathological analysis of 26 postmortem findings of patients with COVID-19 in China
Review
2012
Review
2012
Cell biology and pathology of podocytes.
As an integral member of the filtration barrier in the kidney glomerulus, the podocyte is in a unique geographical position: It… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Regeneration of glomerular podocytes by human renal progenitors.
Depletion of podocytes, common to glomerular diseases in general, plays a role in the pathogenesis of glomerulosclerosis. Whether… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Glucose-induced reactive oxygen species cause apoptosis of podocytes and podocyte depletion at the onset of diabetic nephropathy.
Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in the U.S. Recent studies demonstrate that loss of… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
The podocyte's response to injury: role in proteinuria and glomerulosclerosis.
The terminally differentiated podocyte, also called glomerular visceral epithelial cell, are highly specialized cells. They… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Induction of B7-1 in podocytes is associated with nephrotic syndrome.
Kidney podocytes and their slit diaphragms form the final barrier to urinary protein loss. This explains why podocyte injury is… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Cell biology of the glomerular podocyte.
Glomerular podocytes are highly specialized cells with a complex cytoarchitecture. Their most prominent features are… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Nephrin is specifically located at the slit diaphragm of glomerular podocytes.
We describe here the size and location of nephrin, the first protein to be identified at the glomerular podocyte slit diaphragm… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Podocyte loss and progressive glomerular injury in type II diabetes.
Kidney biopsies from Pima Indians with type II diabetes were analyzed. Subjects were classified clinically as having early… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Rearrangements of the cytoskeleton and cell contacts induce process formation during differentiation of conditionally immortalized mouse podocyte cell lines.
Mature podocytes are among the most complex differentiated cells and possess a highly branched array of foot processes that are… 
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