Epoetin administrated after cardiac surgery: effects on renal function and inflammation in a randomized controlled study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Experimentally, erythropoietin (EPO) has nephroprotective as well as immunomodulatory properties when administered after ischemic renal injury. We tested the hypothesis that different doses of recombinant human EPO administered to pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/132 |