The uroplakin plaque promotes renal structural integrity during congenital and acquired urinary tract obstruction
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1931-857X,1522-1466
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00173.2018