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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |