INNATE IMMUNITY AND CKD PROGRESSION
Alterations in innate immunity play a role in renal damage in experimental models but the role of these alterations in the progression of CKD in humans is still poorly defined. Procalcitonin (PCT), is a biomarker of innate immunity produced by C-cells of the thyroid and by the adipose tissue. Object...
| Main Authors: | Mallamaci F, Tripepi G, Leonardis D, Zoccali C |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Nephrology
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Kidney Research and Clinical Practice |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212006419 |
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