Urinary excretion of Tamm-Horsfall protein in normotensive and hypertensive elderly patients

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 635-637

  Dulawa J ^a   Kokot, F ^a   Kokot, M ^a   Pander, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Hypertension; Tamm Horsfall protein

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; TAMM HORSFALL GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RELATIVE DENSITY; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0031717202     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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