Adrenomedullin and total nitrite levels in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1132-1137

  Islek, Ismail ^a   Balat, Ayşe ^b   Çekmen, Mustafa ^c   Yürekli, Muhittin ^d   Muslu, Ali ^a   Şahinöz, Saime ^b   Sivash, Ercan ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; CREATININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL PROTECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY EXCRETION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOMEDULLIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRITES; PEPTIDES; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 0242610291     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1193-2     Document Type: Article

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