Renal effects of long-term darbepoetin alpha treatment in hypertensive TGR(mRen2)27 rats
Introduction : Erytropoietin (EPO) has cytoprotective and angiogenic properties and has a beneficial effect in ischaemic conditions. Since the development of renal interstitial abnormalities are often associated with ischaemia, we studied the effects of the long-acting EPO analogue darbepoetin alpha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2012-06-01
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Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320311432186 |