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• Renin cells are precursors for multiple cell types that switch to the renin phenotype when homeostasis is threatened.

  Renin-synthesizing cells are crucial in the regulation of blood pressure and fluid-electrolyte homeostasis. Adult mammals subjected to manipulations t…

  Authors: Maria Luisa S Sequeira López, Ellen S Pentz, Takayo Nomasa, Oliver Smithies, R Ariel Gomez

  Source: Developmental cell. 2004 May

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• The microRNA-processing enzyme dicer maintains juxtaglomerular cells.

  Juxtaglomerular cells are highly specialized myoepithelioid granulated cells located in the glomerular afferent arterioles. These cells synthesize and…

  Authors: Maria Luisa S Sequeira-Lopez, Eric T Weatherford, Giulianna R Borges, Maria C Monteagudo, Ellen S Pentz, Brian D Harfe, Oscar Carretero, Curt D Sigmund, R Ariel Gomez

  Source: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 2010 Mar

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