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Processed Data for: Chronic Nephropathy in African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata) Is Associated with Depletion of Six2+ Renal Progenitor Cells, Transcriptional Silencing of Nephrogenic Gene Networks, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Loss of Neonephrogenic Capacity
Key takeaways
This item shares the data from a study on 21 tortoises with kidney disease. The researchers looked at how kidney cells change in these animals. They found that the cells that help kidneys grow were missing or not working well. This was done in animals, not people yet.
Who did this work
Peyman Mohammadzadeh · Zhino Karimi · Sajad Mohammadi · Negar Tahmasbipour · Mahbod Shirmohammadi
Source
Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-16
https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34625367