Molecular 'switch' turns precursors into kidney cells

ScienceDaily
Apr 1, 2021, 9:16 pm97 pts
Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the differentiation of these cells into more specialized cell types. Scientists demonstrates the importance of a molecule called beta-catenin in striking this balance.

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