The c-ret protooncogene, RET, encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase. RET is activated by members of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family of ligands, which include GDNF, neurturin, artemin, and persephin. The ligands bind RET through GDNF family receptor alpha, termed GFRalpha1-
Expression of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurturin in Mature Kidney, Nephrogenic Rests, and Nephroblastoma: Possible Role as Differentiating Factors
✍ Scribed by Francesca Diomedi Camassei; Renata Boldrini; Alessandro Jenkner; Alessandro Inserra; Alberto Donfrancesco; Lucilla Ravà; Carlo Dominici
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1093-5266
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