Increased levels of serum hepatocyte growth factor in patients with end-stage renal disease

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 131-141

  Lohr, J W ^a   Lee, T P ^a   Farooqui, M ^a   Mookerjee, B K ^a  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Hepatocyte growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SCATTER FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATININE; DIALYSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0034463188     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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