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Characterization of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 in Cats
1 Sept 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kidney disease (KD) is common in older cats and presumed to arise from subclinical kidney injuries throughout life. Sensitive markers for detecting kidney injury are lacking. Kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) is a useful biomarker of kidney injury in humans and rodents. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: Feline KIM-1 is conserved across species, expressed in kidney, and shed into urine of cats with acute kidney...
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