Figure 6

α-Smooth muscle (SM) actin staining in a rat kidney after unilateral ureteric obstruction. Peritubular fibroblasts, which are normally α-SM actin negative, rapidly differentiate into α-SM actin–expressing myofibroblasts. × 100
α-Smooth muscle (SM) actin staining in a rat kidney after unilateral ureteric obstruction. Peritubular fibroblasts, which are normally α-SM actin negative, rapidly differentiate into α-SM actin–expressing myofibroblasts. × 100