Fibrinogen in hemodialysis: The worst of both worlds?

Kidney International

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 379-380

  Goodship, Timothy H J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albumin synthesis; Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1; Insulin like growth factor; Interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMBING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE STRUCTURE; GINGIVITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; PERIODONTITIS; PLASMA VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECTUM DISEASE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VASCULAR ACCESS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0037213424     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00748.x     Document Type: Editorial

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