Aging is associated with impaired renal function, INF-gamma induced inflammation and with alterations in iron regulatory proteins gene expression

Aging and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 356-365

  Costa, Elísio ^a,b   Fernandes, João ^b,c   Ribeiro, Sandra ^a,b   Sereno, José ^c   Garrido, Patrícia ^c   Rocha Pereira, Petronila ^b,d   Coimbra, Susana ^b,e   Catarino, Cristina ^a,b   Belo, Luís ^a,b   Bronze da Rocha, Elsa ^a,b   Vala, Helena ^f   Alves, Rui ^c,g   Reis, Flávio ^c   Santos Silva, Alice ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO E FORMAÇÃO AVANÇADA EM CIÊNCIAS E TECNOLOGIAS DA SAÚDE   (Portugal)

^f POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^g CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anemia; Elderly; Erythropoietic disturbances; Inflammation; Older population; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989204588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14366/AD.2014.0500356     Document Type: Article

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