Snail activation disrupts tissue homeostasis and induces fibrosis in the adult kidney

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 25
Issue: 23
Pages: 5603-5613
Citations: 317
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                                    Agnès Boutet, 
                                
                                    Cristina A. de Frutos, 
                                
                                    Patrick H. Maxwell
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Snail activation disrupts tissue homeostasis and induces fibrosis in the adult kidney. 
                            The EMBO Journal
                            , 25
                            (23)
                            , 5603-5613.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7601421
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601421