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Orthotopic Rat Kidney Transplantation: A Novel and Simplified Surgical Approach
Published on: May 7, 2019
ERYTHROPOIESIS AND RENAL HOMOTRANSPLANTATION
Following the successful replacement of diseased kidneys by renal homotransplants, regression of the anemia of chronic renal disease was found in five patients. Increased erythropoietic-stimulating activity was demonstrated in the serum of one patient seven weeks after renal transplantation when he suffered a severe hemorrhage. It is postulated that a renal homotransplant can produce enough erythropoietin to maintain a normal hemoglobin value and to respond to the stimulus of a sudden hemorrhage.
Following the successful replacement of diseased kidneys by renal homotransplants, regression of the anemia of chronic renal disease was found in five patients. Increased erythropoietic-stimulating activity was demonstrated in the serum of one patient seven weeks after renal transplantation when he suffered a severe hemorrhage. It is postulated that a renal homotransplant can produce enough erythropoietin to maintain a normal hemoglobin value and to respond to the stimulus of a sudden hemorrhage.
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