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Erythropoietin production by distal nephron in normal and familial amyloidotic adult human kidneys.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Nov 2010
Beirão I, Moreira L, Barandela T, Lobato L, Silva P, Gouveia C M, Carneiro F, Fonseca I, Porto G, Pinho E Costa P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: the kidney is the major site of erythropoietin production. Many efforts have been made to identify renal erythropoietin-producing cells. Previous studies showed conflicting results, but the predominant localization reported was the peritubular interstitial and tubular epithelial cells. This study was conducted to identify the erythropoietin-producing cells in renal biopsies from 10 cadaveric...
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