Decreased serum level and increased urinary excretion of vascular endothelial growth factor-C in patients with chronic kidney disease
Background: Interstitial tonicity increases vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), a lymphangiogenic factor in salt-induced hypertension. Therefore, it can be assumed that changes of serum VEGF-C level may be associated with increasing blood pressure. However, there is no report about the ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Nephrology
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Kidney Research and Clinical Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913213000338 |