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Low Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Level in Obesity Nephropathy: A New Risk Factor?

INTRODUCTION: IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor-1) is a hormone involved in cell growth and other important processes. In the kidney, IGF-1 has a stimulating effect, increasing the blood flow and glomerular filtration rate. Although many experimental animal studies regarding the role of IGF-1 in the...

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Autores principales: Bancu, Ioana, Navarro Díaz, Maruja, Serra, Assumpta, Granada, Marisa, Lopez, Dolores, Romero, Ramon, Bonet, Josep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27138941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154451