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Journal of Signal Transduction
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 257862, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/257862
Research Article

Jak2-Independent Activation of Stat3 by Intracellular Angiotensin II in Human Mesangial Cells

Rekha Singh

Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, IL 60141, USA

Received 1 March 2011; Revised 12 May 2011; Accepted 7 June 2011

Academic Editor: Fred Schaper

Copyright © 2011 Rekha Singh. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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