The ratio between kidney volume and function increases with the progression of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-251

  Giordano, Mauro ^a   Ciarambino, T ^a   Gesue L ^a   Castellino, P ^b   De Simone, M ^a   Rinaldi, G ^a   D'Amora, M ^a   Zito, G ^a   Paolisso, G ^a   Coppola, L ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albuminuria; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Kidney volume

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 70350399906     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp72247     Document Type: Article

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