Recombinant human erythropoietin treatment in a rat model of nephrectomy

We aimed to evaluate the impact of rHuEPO on anemia, renal function and structure in chronic renal failure (CRF), using a rat model of nephrectomy. Male Wistar rats, 12 weeks old, were divided in 3 groups: CRF (induced by a two-stage 5/6 nephrectomy); rHuEPO-CRF (treated with 100 IU/kg/week during 3...

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Main Author: Ribeiro, Sandra (author)
Other Authors: Garrido, Patrícia (author), Fernandes, João (author), Costa, Elísio (author), Belo, Luís (author), Reis, Flávio (author), Santos- Silva, Alice (author), Vala, Helena (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/3070
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/3070