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Renal stem cell
Details
PrecursorMetanephric blastema
LocationKidney
FunctionStem cell
Identifiers
Latinansa nephroni
Anatomical terms of microanatomy
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Renal stem cells are self-renewing, multipotent stem cells which are able to give rise to all the cell types of the kidney. It is involved in the homeostasis and repair of the kidney, and holds therapeutic potential for treatment of kidney failure.[1]

  1. ^ Brodie, J. C.; Humes, HD (2005). "Stem Cell Approaches for the Treatment of Renal Failure". Pharmacological Reviews. 57 (3): 299–313. doi:10.1124/pr.57.3.3. PMID 16109837. S2CID 13937248.

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