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Molecular regulation of nephron endowment
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
Recent data suggests that the number of nephrons in normal adult human kidneys ranges from approximately 300,000 to more than 1 million. There is increasing evidence that reduced nephron number, either inherited or acquired, is associated with the development of essential hypertension, chronic renal failure, renal disease in transitional indigenous populations, and possibly the long-term success of renal...
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