Yutsudo M, Croisille Y
C R Acad Hebd Seances Acad Sci D. 1977 Jan 24;284(4):321-4.
After absorption with adult Chicken liver homogenate, antisera produced in Rabbits against the DOC-soluble fractions of the sediments obtained after centrifugation of adult Chicken kidney homogenates, react with at least two types of antigens. One, found to be kidney-specific, is localised at the apical part of the cells of the proximal segment of the secretory tubules. The other, also present in the digestive tract, is detectable in the ureter and its derivatives, the collecting tubules by which it seems to be excreted. Despite the lack of organ specificity the latter represents an interesting marker for studying the early steps of the development of the renal collecting system.
