Article
[Mechanisms of repair after renal injury].
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia - 1 Jan 2000
Menè P, Polci R, Festuccia F
Abstract excerpt
Recovery from kidney injury through repair mechanisms often linked to inflammation is conditioned by nature and severity of the insult. In the assessment of kidney repair, functional recovery should be kept distinct from structural repair: compensatory hypertrophy/function of intact nephrons often masks the inability of the kidney to heal or replace damaged structures. The mechanisms of repair reflect three...
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