Effect of Hypoxia on the Differentiation and the Self-Renewal of Metanephrogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Main Authors: Shaopeng Liu (Author), Nana Song (Author), Jianqiang He (Author), Xiaofang Yu (Author), Jia Guo (Author), Xiaoyan Jiao (Author), Xiaoqiang Ding (Author), Jie Teng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypoxia is an important and influential factor in development. The embryonic kidney is exposed to a hypoxic environment throughout its development. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays vital roles in the differentiation and self-renewal of metanephrogenic mesenchymal stem cells (MMSCs) from which the kid...