Tritiated thymidine autoradiography was used to analyze the site, time of origin, and developmental gradients of the specialized lining of the ependymal surface of the third ventricle. Cells destined to form the ependyma ...

Gap junction (GJ) channels couple adjacent cells, allowing transfer of second messengers, ions, and molecules up to 1 kDa. These channels are composed by a multigene family of integral membrane proteins called connexins ...

The histogenesis of the cysts in the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was investigated in 33 patients by immunohistochemistry. The antibodies and lectins used to identify the different segments of the nephrons ...