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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
ISSN : 1319-2442
July-August - Year 2010 Volume 21 | Issue 4 RSS Feed for Current Issue Current Issue
 
Review Article
Renal action of C-type natriuretic peptide: Advocating the isolated perfused rat kidney model
Peng Hu, Ling Lu, Bo Hu, Yuan Han Qin
C-type natriuretic Peptide (CNP), the third natriuretic peptide (NP) identified, is mainly expressed in the nervous system and endothelial cells. In addition, CNP is believed to be produced locally in...
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Review Article
Impact of immunosuppression and chemotherapy on reactivation of Viral hepatitis
Farahnaz Fallahian, Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Vida Fallahian, Farhad Zamani
Chemotherapy drugs, biological medications that are used to treat cancer, may cause hepatic side effects. Patients with pre-existing viral hepatitis may be more susceptible to exacer­bation of their u...
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Original Article
Prevalence of silent gastrointestinal complications in maintenance renal transplant population
Susan Teplitsky, Nicola Rosaasen, Mohammad Akhtar Hossain, Jennifer Dyck, Todd K Fox, Ahmed Shoker
This study aims to determine the prevalence of silent GI complications within a stable renal transplant population and to investigate whether the conversion to enteric-coated myco­phenolate sodium (EC...
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