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Tubular immaturity causes erythropoietin-deficiency anemia of prematurity in preterm neonates

Kidneys are physiologically hypoxic due to huge oxygen consumption for tubular reabsorption. The physiological hypoxia makes the kidney an appropriate organ for sensitively detecting oxygen levels and producing erythropoietin (EPO). In preterm neonates, immature kidneys cannot produce sufficient EPO...

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Autor principal: Asada, Nariaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29535446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22791-y