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A protease-activated receptor-1 antagonist protects against podocyte injury in a mouse model of nephropathy. Yu Guan, Daisuke Nakano, Yifan Zhang, Lei Li, Wenhua Liu, Motohiro Nishida, Takashige Kuwabara, Asahiro Morishita, Hirofumi Hitomi, Kiyoshi Mori, Masashi Mukoyama, Tsutomu Masaki, Katsuya Hirano, Akira Nishiyama. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, Available online 14, Sep 2017.

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