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Nephrotic Syndrome

Known as: Nephrosis, Syndrome, Nephrotic, -- Nephrotic Syndrome 
A condition characterized by severe PROTEINURIA, greater than 3.5 g/day in an average adult. The substantial loss of protein in the urine results in… 
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Review
2008
Review
2008
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE
Nephrotic syndrome during the first year of life is an uncommon condition. Usually, it is caused by congenital defects in the… 
2006
2006
Renal hypoplasia and dysplasia: starting to put the puzzle together.
The human metanephros is the direct precursor of the mature kidney: It begins to form in the fifth gestational week, when… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cyclosporin A in nephrotic syndrome of childhood--a 14 month experience.
Cyclosporin A (CsA) in combination with 6-methylprednisolone was administered over a six-month period to 10 children with… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Albumin homeostasis in the nephrotic rat: nutritional considerations.
Albumin catabolism and the relationship between plasma albumin concentration and albuminuria were studied in male Sprague-Dawley… 
1978
1978
Serum concentrations and urinary excretions of zinc in cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome and renal insufficiency
Serum zinc concentrations are decreased in patients with a variety of clinical disorders including cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome… 
1967
1967
Thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries and the nephrotic syndrome.
Lyndiol at a dose of one to six tablets daily brought a clinical remission in 9 out of 42 patients when the drug was continued… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
Cytotoxic drugs in steroid-resistant renal disease. Alkylating and antimetabolic agents in the treatment of nephrotic syndrome, lupus nephritis, chronic glomerulonephritis, and purpura nephritis in…
THE USE of cytotoxic agents in the treatment of renal diseases was first reported in 1949 by Chasis1,2using nitrogen mustard… 
1963
1963
Observations on Percutaneous Renal Biopsy in Children
The first serious attempt to develop the technique of percutaneous renal biopsy was made by Iversen and Brun (1951), although its… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
URINARY ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY. II. AN ANALYTICAL VALIDATION OF THE ASSAY METHOD.
While the measurement of alkaline phosphatase activity in serum has been used extensively in diagnosis,1this activity in urine… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
A study of the mechanisms of edema formation in patients with the nephrotic syndrome.
Accumulation of edema in the nephrotic syndrome is the result of renal tubular reabsorption of filtered sodium, chloride, and…