Obesity and the kidney: Why is the kidney at risk?

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-188

  Hollenberg, N K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BODY MASS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PERFUSION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33846548204     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002029     Document Type: Note

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