Human Urine as a Noninvasive Source of Kidney Cells

• Main Authors: Fanny Oliveira Arcolino (Author), Agnès Tort Piella (Author), Elli Papadimitriou (Author), Benedetta Bussolati (Author), Daniel J. Antonie (Author), Patricia Murray (Author), Lamberthus van den Heuvel (Author), Elena Levtchenko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Urine represents an unlimited source of patient-specific kidney cells that can be harvested noninvasively. Urine derived podocytes and proximal tubule cells have been used to study disease mechanisms and to screen for novel drug therapies in a variety of human kidney disorders. The urinary kidney st...