Phenotypic Transition of the Collecting Duct Epithelium in Congenital Urinary Tract Obstruction

Figure 6

Correlation of the severity of CD dilatation with periductal collar formation and with CD epithelial vimentin expression. The relationship between CD dilatation (𝑥-axis), and the areas of periductal collars expressing 𝛼-SMA (a) and of CD epithelium expressing vimentin (b) (𝑦-axis) is shown. Measurements were performed in obstructed fetal (36 weeks gestation) and postnatal (16 months) kidneys (𝑛=3). All areas are expressed in mm².

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