Regenerative medicine: Expansion of nephron progenitor cells in vitro

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 566 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.136 An in vitro niche in which nephron progenitor cells (NPCs) isolated from mouse embryonic kidneys or human embryonic stem cells can be propagated has been developed by modulating FGF, BMP, and WNT signalling pathways. The technique allows for NPCs to be
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