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A Large Animal Model for Acute Kidney Injury by Temporary Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion
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Renal Injuries in Primary Aldosteronism: Quantitative Histopathological Analysis of 19 Patients With Primary
Hiroko Ogata1, Yuto Yamazaki1,2, Yuta Tezuka3,4
1From the Department of Pathology (H.O., Y.Y., X.G., H. Sasano), Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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|June 14, 2021
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