Does osteopontin regulate adhesion of calcium oxalate crystals to renal epithelial cells?
Osteopontin plays a crucial role in the adhesion process of CaOx crystals to renal tubular cells in stone formation.
Lesions in the vicinity of the left hemisphere basal ganglia tend to play a crucial role in the development of major depression after the acute stage of stroke. The pathophysiological implications of this finding are discussed.