Clinical correlation of nitric oxide levels with acute rejection in renal transplantation

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 883-890

  Bellos, John K ^a   Perrea, Despina N ^b   Theodoropoulou, Eleni ^c   Vlachos, Ioannis ^b   Papachristodoulou, Antonis ^a   Kostakis, Alkiviadis I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Nitric oxide; Noninvasive marker; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRITE; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ACUTE HUMORAL REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPERFUSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80555145872     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-010-9858-9     Document Type: Article

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