Principles of zebrafish nephron segment development

TK Nguyen, M Petrikas, BE Chambers… - Journal of Developmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nephrons are the functional units which comprise the kidney. Each nephron contains a
number of physiologically unique populations of specialized epithelial cells that are …

Characterization of pipefish immune cell populations through single-cell transcriptomics

J Parker, NC Guslund, S Jentoft, O Roth - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Teleost adaptive immune systems have evolved with more flexibility than previously
assumed. A particularly enigmatic system to address immune system modifications in the …

The Pathophysiological Role of Thymosin β4 in the Kidney Glomerulus

WJ Mason, E Vasilopoulou - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diseases affecting the glomerulus, the filtration unit of the kidney, are a major cause of
chronic kidney disease. Glomerular disease is characterised by injury of glomerular cells …

Male Pregnancy and the evolutionary importance of immunological tolerance in syngnathid fishes

J Parker - 2022 - oceanrep.geomar.de
Pregnancy has evolved upwards of 150 times across vertebrates and represents the
reproductive strategy of the highest investment. Morphological and immunological tolerance …