Antibiotics and renal branching morphogenesis: comparison of toxicities.
Ruud R G BuetersLisanne J A KustersAnnelies KlaasenLambertus P van den HeuvelMichiel F SchreuderPublished in: Pediatric research (2014)
Ceftazidime, but not gentamicin or meropenem reduced ureteric branching in mice and suggest a role for Fgf8 and Gdnf in its mechanism. Metanephros surface area measurements can be used to reduce intra- and inter-litter variation.