Wardle E N
Biomedicine. 1975 Oct 20;23(8):299-302.
Diminished renal glomerular mesangial phagocytic function has been found in rats with streptozotocin induced diabetes. Similar impairment was produced by high dose cortisone and growth hormone, whereas oestrogen had a stimulant effect. The findings could be relevant to the understanding of human diabetic nephropathy.