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Renal stem cells: possible role in kidney pathologies and as new theraputic tools (RESCARF)
Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2012,
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 11% of the adult population and is considered by the WHO as one of the health emergencies of the 21st century. Although cell therapy might be beneficial for CKD, human stem cells that might be used to improve kidney function were so far unknown. Recently, we demonstrated the existence of resident stem cells in the urinary pole of the Bowman’s capsule of adult h ...
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