Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Renal Allograft and Kidney Status The present invention relates to the identification and use of protein biomarkers with clinical relevance to kidney status and chronic renal injury or disorder. In particular, the invention provides the identity of marker proteins which ...
The urine flow rate (UFR), kidney-somatic index (KSI), and epithelial cell height of second proximal convoluted segment of renal tubules were examined in mature and immature masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou . Two methods of calculating UFR were made as either the units per body weight, or body...
摘要: The mathematical treatment of the renal countercurrent multiplier system predicts that the rates of flow of urine and blood through the medullary loops are determinants of the maximal osmolarity which may be established in the medullary interstitium. It was found...
Summary: Urinary endothelin-1 excretion (uET-1/min) has been reported to be elevated under cyclosporin A (CsA) therapy in kidney transplant recipients (KR). The possible flow-dependence of uET-1/min was not considered. Therefore, we studied the effect of water diuresis on ...
formingkidney stones. If kidney stones are small, they may pass through the kidneys without causing any symptoms. But if larger stones get stuck, it can irritate the lining of the kidney. Stuck kidney stones can also cause a sharp, cramping pain in the back or side, the need to urinate ...
The Kidney and Hypertension in Pregnancy In Pocket Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney (Eighth Edition), 2011 Proteinuria The urine dipstick is widely used to screen for proteinuria throughout pregnancy. It has, however, a high rate of false-positive results (due to the presence of ...
The kidneys make the hormone naturally, although people with severe kidney disease don't produce enough. That's what the biotechnology firm Amgen was looking to address when it introduced synthetic EPO in 1985. By the 1990s, though, cyclists and other endurance athletes discovered that they could...
Kidney or bladder stones can occur when minerals in your urine crystalize, creating tiny stones that will gradually grow. Substances within the kidney, such as calcium, oxalate, and uric acid, can form small crystals, which gradually increase in size, forming stones. ...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in the intensive care unit, where it is associated with increased mortality. AKI is often defined using creatinine and urine output criteria. The creatinine-based definition is more reliable but less expedient, whereas the urine output based definition is rapid...
Let 1-2 ounces flow into the container. Finish peeing in the toilet. Follow your doctor’s directions for handing over the sample. For babies and other people unable to provide a sample this way, a doctor may have to insert a soft, narrow tube called a catheter through the urinary openin...