Urinary cystatin C as a biomarker of renal tubular injury

Cystatin C (cysC) is an endogenous cysteine peptidase (proteinase) inhibitor that has been intensively investigated as a biomarker of kidney function for many years. It is freely filtered at the kidney glomerulus because of its small size and lack of cysC binding protein. A very small amount of cysC...

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Main Authors: Maria Warwas, Agnieszka Piwowar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2011-09-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=957690