Advances in understanding ischemic acute kidney injury

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Ischemia is the leading cause of AKI, and short of supportive measures, no currently available therapy can effectively treat or prevent ischemic AKI. This paper discusse...

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Main Authors: Himmelfarb Jonathan, Hsu Christine, Munshi Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/11