title: Expression of neural stem cell marker nestin in the kidney of rats and humans.
abstract: Nestin is present in podocytes of the renal corpuscle in rats and humans. Specific differences manifested in more intensive and widespread expression of nestin by endothelial cells of blood vessels in human kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Special Morphology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Kirik
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Korzhevskii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000378:metabolism; D004727:Endothelium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D064231:Nestin; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D050199:Podocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; C577484:NES protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C577486:Nes protein, rat; D064231:Nestin