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Branching morphogenesis is an important mechanism for the development of the perma-nent kidneys of reptiles, mammals and birds. Branching of renal epithelia is similar to that seen in the other organs described in this book but organogenesis of kidneys has unique features that, at the expense of some complication, offer an opportunity to address deep questions of both developmental and evolutionary biology. Understanding the development of branched epithelia in the kidney is also important medically because abnormalities of these epithelia are responsible for a number of serious diseases which, at an incidence of more than 1:800, are amongst the most common human congenital abnormalities.
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Davies, J.A. (2005). Branching Morphogenesis in Mammalian Kidneys. In: Branching Morphogenesis. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30873-3_8
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