Research Article

Potential Role of the Resident Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cells in Renal Fibrogenesis after Ureteral Obstruction

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Dynamics of cell outgrowth from renal tissues by culturing as “explants.” (a) Representative images show the outgrowth of cells from the “explants” of renal tissues at 3 and 7 days after planting on the dish. (b) The curve lines represent the percentages of “explants” with cell growth at different times (days) after the initiation of culture in each group. (c) The numbers of outgrowth cells harvested at 14 days after the initiation of culture. (d) MTT assay on the proliferation of twice-passaged cells.
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