Can cystatin C replace creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration rate? A literature review

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-205

  Zahran, Ahmed ^a   El Husseini, Amr ^a   Shoker, Ahmed ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Saskatoon Health Region St Pauls Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cystatin C; Glomerular filtration rate equations; Serum creatinine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; MARKER;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247162708     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100907     Document Type: Review

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