Clinical Evaluation of Kidney Function: Glomerular Function

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 285, Issue 7, 1971, Pages 385-389

  Kassirer, Jerome P ^a  

^a New England Medical Center Hospitals ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITROGEN; RADIOISOTOPE; UREA;

BLOOD; DIURESIS; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CREATININE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIURESIS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; MUSCLES; NITROGEN; RADIOISOTOPES; UREA;

EID: 0015221086     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197108122850706     Document Type: Review

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