Demonstrates that low-protein diet reduces nephron formation in fetuses, suggesting critical developmental implications.
This study demonstrates that gestational low-protein diet reduces nephron endowment by impairing nephron progenitor cell commitment, with concurrent alterations in branching morphogenesis. These findings position disrupted progenitor commitment as a central developmental mechanism underlying nephron deficit in this model.
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