FGF-23 Levels before and after Renal Transplantation
Phosphatonin fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is involved in phosphate (P) excretion and vitamin D metabolism. Recently, FGF-23 has been suggested to be responsible for the hypophosphatemia and inappropriately low calcitriol levels observed after renal transplantation. We performed a prospective...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Transplantation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/379082 |