Kidney Research

Isolation and Propagation of Cell Populations.- Isolation and Propagation of Glomerular Mesangial Cells.- Isolation and Primary Culture of Human Proximal Tubule Cells.- Propagation and Culture of Renal Fibroblasts.- Animal Models.- Small Animal Models of Kidney Disease: A Review.- Techniques and Applications.- Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Conscious Mice.- Laser Capture Microdissection of Kidney Tissue.- Quantitative Gene Expression Analysis in Kidney Tissues.- In Vivo Imaging of Leukocyte Recruitment to Glomeruli in Mice Using Intravital Microscopy.- Using In Situ Hybridisation to Localize Renal Gene Expression in Tissue Sections.- Immuno and Lectin Histochemistry for Renal Light Microscopy.- Immuno and Lectin Histochemistry for Renal Electron Microscopy.- Pimonidazole Adduct Immunohistochemistry in the Rat Kidney: Detection of Tissue Hypoxia.- Identification of Apoptosis in Kidney Tissue Sections.- Cell-Populated Floating Collagen Lattices: An In Vitro Model of Parenchymal Contraction.- Mechanical Stretch-Induced Signal Transduction in Cultured Mesangial Cells.- Determination of Collagen Content, Concentration, and Sub-types in Kidney Tissue.- SELDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry-Based Protein Profiling of Kidney Tissue.- In Vivo Transfer of Small Interfering RNA or Small Hairpin RNA Targeting Glomeruli.