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Blood Urea Nitrogen

Known as: blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Urea nitrogen Bld, urea nitrogen 
Nitrogen in the blood that comes from urea (a substance formed by the breakdown of protein in the liver). The kidneys filter urea out of the blood… 
National Institutes of Health

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Blood Chemical AnalysisCarbonyldiamide
Blood urea nitrogen measurementBlood urea nitrogen test deviceKidney Function TestsUrea nitrogen (procedure)

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Postconditioning is an effective strategy to reduce renal ischaemia/reperfusion injury.
BACKGROUND Several recent studies have shown that a brief ischaemia applied during the onset of reperfusion (postconditioning) is… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Genetic elements regulating packaging of the Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus genome.
The genome of Bunyamwera virus (BUN; family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus) comprises three segments of negative-sense… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Role of N-Linked Glycans on Bunyamwera Virus Glycoproteins in Intracellular Trafficking, Protein Folding, and Virus Infectivity
ABSTRACT The membrane glycoproteins (Gn and Gc) of Bunyamwera virus (BUN, family Bunyaviridae) contain three potential sites for… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Six-Month Overnight Intraperitoneal Amino-Acid Infusion in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPO) Patients-No Effect on Nutritional Status
The long-term effect of an AA solution based on Tra-vasol®, a solution for total parenteral nutrition, given in-traperitoneally… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Metabolism of urea and glucose in normal and diabetic pregnancy.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Hypophosphatemia in the alcoholic.
Elsewhere in this issue (see p 673), Ryback and his associates confirm the common occurrence 1 of hypophosphatemia in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Postmortem vitreous humor chemistry in sudden infant death syndrome and in other causes of death in childhood.
Postmortem vitreous humor concentrations reflect antemortem serum chemical values. The authors measured the postmortem vitreous… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Gentamicin nephrotoxicity. II. Physiological, biochemical and morphological effects of prolonged administration to rats.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the morphological, physiological and biochemical effects of gentamicin upon… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Protein catabolism and protein synthesis in perfused livers of normal and alloxan-diabetic rats.
Profound changes in protein metabolism noted in diabetes mellitus are grossly reflected in a negative nitrogen balance. It is not… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
The utilization of inorganic sulfates and urea nitrogen by lambs.
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