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Kidney

Known as: Ren (Nephros), Renal, ren(o)- 
One of the two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine in the retroperitoneum. The right kidney is located below the liver and the left… 
National Institutes of Health

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AIDS-Associated NephropathyAcute Uric Acid NephropathyAngiotensinsArterionephrosclerosis

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Congenital absence of kidneys syndromeLeft kidneyRenal pelvisSelig Benacerraf Greene syndrome

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Kidney size in childhood sonographical growth charts for kidney length and volume
Kidney size was determined in a sonographic study of 325 children without kidney pathology. Real-time ultrasound equipment… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Manganese‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI): methodological and practical considerations
Manganese‐enhanced MRI (MEMRI) is being increasingly used for MRI in animals due to the unique T1 contrast that is sensitive to a… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Skeletal Localization and Neutralization of the SDF‐1(CXCL12)/CXCR4 Axis Blocks Prostate Cancer Metastasis and Growth in Osseous Sites In Vivo
To delineate the role of SDF‐1 and CXCR4 in metastatic prostate cancer (CaP), positive correlations were established between SDF… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Effect of pegylation on pharmaceuticals
Protein and peptide drugs hold great promise as therapeutic agents. However, many are degraded by proteolytic enzymes, can be… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Molecular handling of cadmium in transporting epithelia.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
In vivo evaluation of polymeric micellar paclitaxel formulation: toxicity and efficacy.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Paclitaxel. A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic potential in the treatment of cancer.
Paclitaxel is a new anticancer agent with a novel mechanism of action. It promotes polymerisation of tubulin dimers to form… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Blood pressure control--special role of the kidneys and body fluids.
The arterial pressure of the adult human rarely deviates from normal by more than 10 to 15 percent during each day. To achieve… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Blood flow to fetal organs as a function of arterial oxygen content.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Some sources of error in measuring regional blood flow with radioactive microspheres.
BUCKBERG, GERALD D., JOHN C. LUCK, D. BRUCE PAYNE, JULIEN I. E. HOFFMAN, JOSEPH P. ARCHIE, AND DAVID E. FIXLER. Some sources of… 
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