The number of nephrons in different glomerular diseases

Background The total number of nephrons has been measured mainly from post-mortem studies and only in selected populations. Data from living subjects are scanty, and direct comparisons among different glomerular diseases are lacking. The present work exploits modern methodology to estimate the total...

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Main Authors: Davide Viggiano, Michelangelo Nigro, Francesco Sessa, Graziano Vignolini, Riccardo Campi, Sergio Serni, Rosa Maria Pollastro, Gianfranco Vallone, Giuseppe Gigliotti, Giovambattista Capasso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7640.pdf