Emerging Urinary Markers of Renal Injury in Obstructive Nephropathy

The effects of obstruction on renal function are the consequence of many factors that profoundly alter all components of glomerular function. Besides the acute effects on glomerular filtration rate and tubule function, a chronic obstruction induces tubular and interstitial injury that results from t...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Lucarelli, Vito Mancini, Vanessa Galleggiante, Monica Rutigliano, Antonio Vavallo, Michele Battaglia, Pasquale Ditonno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/303298