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Assessment of Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
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Kidney transplantation reduces biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction
Flavia Maria Borges Vigil1, Pedro Alves Soares Vaz de Castro1, Bruno Wilnes1
1Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, Unit of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Alfredo Balena, 190, 2Nd Floor, Room #281, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Journal of Nephrology
|September 24, 2024
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