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Oral Zinc Supplementation Reduces the Erythropoietin Responsiveness Index in Patients on Hemodialysis

Background: In hemodialysis (HD) patients, zinc depletion caused by inadequate intake, malabsorption, and removal by HD treatment leads to erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) hyporesponsiveness. This study investigated the effects of zinc supplementation in HD patients with zinc deficiency on cha...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Hiroki, Abe, Masanori, Okada, Kazuyoshi, Tei, Ritsukou, Maruyama, Noriaki, Kikuchi, Fumito, Higuchi, Terumi, Soma, Masayoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988769
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7053783