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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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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
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Mutual antagonism of Wilms' tumor 1 and β-catenin dictates podocyte health and disease.
Activation of β-catenin, the intracellular mediator of canonical Wnt signaling, has a critical role in mediating podocyte injury… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Differential NOS expression in freshwater and aestivating Protopterus dolloi (lungfish): heart vs kidney readjustments.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Permselective dysfunction of podocyte-podocyte contact upon angiotensin II unravels the molecular target for renoprotective intervention.
Ameliorating the function of the glomerular barrier to circulating proteins by blocking angiotensin II (Ang II) translates into… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Identification of kidney mesenchymal genes by a combination of microarray analysis and Sall1-GFP knockin mice
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Antibody-induced redistribution of Heymann antigen on the surface of cultured glomerular visceral epithelial cells: possible role in the pathogenesis of Heymann glomerulonephritis.
In this study we analyze the ability of antibodies that produce passive Heymann glomerulonephritis to induce antigen… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Monoclonal antibodies to human complement receptor (CR1) detect defects in glomerular diseases.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Human glomerular visceral epithelial cells synthesize a basal lamina collagen in vitro.
Isolated human glomeruli were digested with purified bacterial collagenase yielding epithelial cells. These cells grew to… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Localization of receptors for activated complement on visceral epithelial cells of the human renal glomerulus.
Receptors for activated C3 have recently been demonstrated to be present in glomeruli of normal human kidneys. In the present… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Junctions in developing human and rat kidney: a freeze-fracture study.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Characterization of age-associated kidney disease in Wistar rats
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