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Volume 76, No 11
December (1) 2009
ISSN: 0085-2538
EISSN: 1523-1755
2008 impact factor 6.418*
3/57 Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-Chief:
Qais Al-Awqati
*2008 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2009)
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Medication errors in renal failure FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
Impact of RCT conclusion on prescriptions FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
Oxidized proteins and podocyte apoptosis FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
COMP-Angiopoietin-1 decreases lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury. FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
Loss of renal microvascular integrity in postnatal Crim1 hypomorphic transgenic mice FREEIN THIS ISSUE
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Endovascular iliac aneurysm repair for renal transplant rescue FREENEWS
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Nephrology Featured Article
Why do patients on peritoneal dialysis have low blood levels of protein-bound solutes?
Raymond Vanholder, Natalie Meert, Wim Van Biesen, Timothy Meyer, Thomas Hostetter, Annemieke Dhondt and Sunny Eloot
Hemodialysis seems to clear protein-bound solutes more efficiently than peritoneal dialysis; however, the circulating levels of these solutes are lower in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Vanholder et al. consider possible explanations for this discrepancy.
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