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Soeren Lienkamp University of Zurich
The zebrafish and Xenopus have emerged as versatile vertebrate model organisms for high-throughput screening in drug discovery. The evolutionary conservation of endolysosomal system in zebrafish proximal tubule has established zebrafish as a prominent model organism for kidney tubular diseases. The Xenopus system provides multiple advantages for studying tubular function and disease in vivo.
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