The Uremic Toxin Acrolein Promotes Suicidal Erythrocyte Death

Background: Anemia is a major complication of end stage renal disease. The anemia is mainly the result of impaired formation of erythrocytes due to lack of erythropoietin and iron deficiency. Compelling evidence, however, points to the contribution of accelerated erythrocyte death, which decreases t...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Siyabeldin E. Ahmed, Henning Langer, Majed Abed, Jakob Voelkl, Florian Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-05-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/350141