Nephromegaly relates to hepatocyte growth factor dysregulation in biliary atresia

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 554-559

  Tsau, Yong Kwei ^a   Jou, Shiann Tarng ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compensatory renal hypertrophy; Renal hyperplasia; Renal ultrasonography; Unilateral nephrectomy; Unilateral renal agenesis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY COMPENSATORY HYPERTROPHY; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; KIDNEY; NEPHRECTOMY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 0036947481     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-002-0871-9     Document Type: Article

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