The protective arm of the renin‐angiotensin system may counteract the intense inflammatory process in fetuses with posterior urethral valves
Objective: Posterior urethral valve is the most common lower urinary tract obstruction in male children. A high percentage of patients with posterior urethral valve evolve to end‐stage renal disease. Previous studies showed that cytokines, chemokines, and components of the renin–angiotensin system c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553618301034 |