Peritonitis-induced peritoneal injury models for research in peritoneal dialysis review of infectious and non-infectious models

Abstract Peritonitis is an important complication of peritoneal dialysis. Several animal peritonitis models have been described, including bacterial and fungal models that are useful for studying inflammation in peritonitis. However, these models have limitations for investigating peritoneal fibrosi...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiko Ito, Hiroshi Kinashi, Takayuki Katsuno, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masashi Mizuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-017-0100-4