Isoforms of Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) are increased in chronic diseases of the kidney but not of the liver

BACKGROUND: The levels of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) – the carrier protein for Vitamin A in plasma – are tightly regulated under healthy circumstances. The kidney, the main site of RBP4 catabolism, contributes to an elevation of RBP4 levels during chronic kidney disease (CKD) whereas during ch...

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Autores principales: Frey, Simone K, Nagl, Britta, Henze, Andrea, Raila, Jens, Schlosser, Beate, Berg, Thomas, Tepel, Martin, Zidek, Walter, Weickert, Martin O, Pfeiffer, Andreas FH, Schweigert, Florian J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-7-29

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-7-29

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