Hyperglycemia and Renal Mass Ablation Synergistically Augment Albuminuria in the Diabetic Subtotally Nephrectomized Rat: Implications for Modeling Diabetic Nephropathy
Background/Aims: While experimental models that emulate diabetic nephropathy are valuable tools for elucidating pathogenetic mechanisms and developing novel therapies, existing models imperfectly recapitulate human disease. In diabetes, hyperglycemia and hemodynamic forces act in concert to induce r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2012-05-01
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Series: | Nephron Extra |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/338272 |