Chronic kidney disease stage 5

BACKGROUND Metformin is recommended as a first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes. However, use of this drug has… Expand

Patients with chronic kidney disease have abnormal energy expenditure and metabolism. The mechanisms underlying altered energy… Expand

Progressive loss of renal function is associated with a dysregulation of circulating T cells that may underlie their impaired T… Expand

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Albuminuria and inflammation predict cardiovascular events. Pentraxin 3, an inflammatory mediator… Expand

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Plasma protein pentraxin 3 concentrations are elevated in a wide range of diseased states. However, no… Expand

Shear stress is a major determinant of endothelial apoptosis, but its role in the in vivo release of shed membrane microparticles… Expand

We have studied the electrical events during the initial phase of nerve-muscle contact in embryonic Xenopus culture. Using a G… Expand

1. Desensitization of acetylcholine (ACh) receptors was studied at the frog neuromuscular junction under voltage clamp. 

1. The effect of the local anaesthetic QX222 on the kinetics of miniature end‐plate currents (m.e.p.c.s) and acetylcholine (ACh… Expand

Movements of specific ions in excitable tissues have been emphasized by a number of recent experiments. In particular, there have… Expand