Metabolic memory and diabetic nephropathy: Potential role for epigenetic mechanisms

Nature Reviews Nephrology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 332-341

  Tonna, Stephen ^a   El Osta, Assam ^a   Cooper, Mark E ^a   Tikellis, Chris ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; METABOLISM; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS, ADVANCED; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS;

EID: 77956621295     PISSN: 17595061     EISSN: 1759507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2010.55     Document Type: Article

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