Gender-dependent effects of aging on the kidney

It is well known that the kidney plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. The normal aging process leads to changes in kidney morphology, hemodynamics and function, which increase the incidence of cardiovascular events in the elderly population. The...

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Main Authors: A.L. Gava, F.P.S. Freitas, S.S. Meyrelles, I.V. Silva, J.B. Graceli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000900012&lng=en&tlng=en