Blood leptin levels and erythropoietin requirement in Iranian hemodialysis patients

"nBackground: Anemia is a common complication accompanied by high morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Considering the fact that the reduction of erythropoietin (EPO) synthesis is the main cause of uremic anemia, receiving recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) can improve t...

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Main Authors: Rahimi A, Maziar S, Ahmadi F, Shahriari S, Fattahi F, Jam S, Moradmand Badie B, Kourorian Z
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12334.pdf&manuscript_id=12334