Experimental formation of podocytes in the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule.
A metaplastic transformation of the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule into podocytes is described in glomerular cysts induced by postnatal injection of methylprednisolone acetate to rabbits. Both the anomalous location of podocytes and their utility for the study of the biology of the cells are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011817:Rabbits
D008775:Methylprednisolone