Serum and urine cystatin C levels in children with post-pyelonephritic renal scarring: A pilot study

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1241-1250

  Islekel, Hüray ^a   Soylu, Alper ^a   Altun, Zekiye ^a   Yis, Uluç ^a   Turkmen, Mehmet ^a   Kavukcu, Salih ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DMSA; Glomerular filtration rate; Pyelonephritis; Renal scarring; Serum cystatin C; Tubular functions; Urinary cystatin C

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PROTEIN; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; KIDNEY TUBULE FUNCTION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SODIUM EXCRETION; TUBULAR DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PYELONEPHRITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 36649021325     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9260-4     Document Type: Article

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