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. 2007 Feb;71(3):187-8.
doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002029.

Obesity and the kidney: why is the kidney at risk?

N K Hollenberg  1
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Obesity and the kidney: why is the kidney at risk?

N K Hollenberg. Kidney Int. 2007 Feb.
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Abstract

Two recent studies may help to account for the increase in risk of renal injury associated with obesity. One study pointed to a role for renin-system activation. In the other study, the pattern of renal hemodynamics was compatible with a renin mechanism.

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