Tomokazu Souma

Preprint · May 11, 2026 UNLABELLED: In mammals, a small population of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) is established shortly after birth. These cells self-renew and produce sperm for the entirety of a male's reproductive lifespan, passing the genome on to the next generation. Th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Altered renal vascular patterning reduces ischemic kidney injury and limits vascular loss associated with aging.

Preprint · November 1, 2024 The kidney vasculature has a complex arrangement, which runs in both series and parallel to perfuse the renal tissue and appropriately filter plasma. Recent studies have demonstrated that the development of this vascular pattern is dependent on netrin-1 se ... Full text Link to item Cite