renal/urinary system
• expression levels of Bmp4 (a key gene regulating ureteral bud branching) are significantly reduced in the embryonic kidney during the early UB branching stages
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• in vitro, E11.5 embryonic kidneys show a significantly lower number of ureteric bud (UB) branches than control kidneys after 24, 48, and 72 h in culture
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