Serum visfatin in chronic renal failure patients on maintenance hemodialysis: A correlation study

Background and aim of work Endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease are strongly linked to chronic kidney disease. It has been hypothesized that visfatin may play an important role in uremia-related atherosclerosis and the relation between visfatin and endothelial dysfun...

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Main Authors: Abdel Wahab M Lotfy, Nagwa A Mohammed, Hanan M El-Tokhy, Fatma A Attia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2013-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2013;volume=25;issue=4;spage=202;epage=208;aulast=Lotfy