The axolotl kidney provides a novel in vivo model to study tubulointerstitial activation and induction of interstitial fibrosis by protein loading. The findings are independent of alterations of glomerular function that may have potential confounding effects on peritubular hemodynamics, pO2, cell traffic, etc.
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