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The early development of the kidney and implications for future health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2010

W. E. Hoy ,
J. R. Ingelfinger ,
S. Hallan ,
M. D. Hughson ,
S. A. Mott  and
J. F. Bertram
W. E. Hoy*
Affiliation:
Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J. R. Ingelfinger
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Pediatric Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,MA, USA
S. Hallan
Affiliation:
Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
M. D. Hughson
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
S. A. Mott
Affiliation:
Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J. F. Bertram
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
*
*Address for correspondence: Professor W. E. Hoy, Centre for Chronic Disease, Health Sciences Building Level 8, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia 4029. (Email w.hoy@uq.edu.au)
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Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 216 - 233
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