Organic Anion Transporter 5 Renal Expression and Urinary Excretion in Rats with Vascular Calcification

It has been described renal damage in rats with vascular calcification. The organic anion transporter 5 (Oat5) is only expressed in kidney, and its urinary excretion was proposed as potential early biomarker of renal injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Oat5 renal expression and its uri...

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Main Authors: María Herminia Hazelhoff, Romina Paula Bulacio, Adriana Mónica Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/283429