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The distribution of renin in mouse kidney was examined in immunohistochemical studies by using an antiserum against pure mouse submaxillary renin and the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) technique. At antibody dilutions from 1:104 to 1:106, renin was found in high concentrations in the epitheloid cells of the vasa afferentia and, in lower concentrations, in the wall of some of the vasa efferentia. Renin was also detected in most of the interlobular arteries. Mesangial cells and Goormaghtigh cells were always free of specific staining. At high antiserum concentrations (i.e., dilutions from 1:102 to 1:104) specific reaction product was also observed in the apical part of proximal tubule cells. This staining may represent filtered and pinocytozed renin.
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Taugner, C., Poulsen, K., Hackenthal, E. et al. Immunocytochemical localization of renin in mouse kidney. Histochemistry 62, 19–27 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00537003
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