Oxidative stress parameters as possible urine markers in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Tatjana Cvetković1, Branka Mitić, Gordana Lazarević

  • 1Clinic of Nephrology and Hemodialysis, Clinical Center, 18000 Nis, Serbia.

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