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[Structural-metabolic features of uremic gastroenteropathy]

S I Riabov, B G Lukichev, I I Panina

    Klinicheskaia Meditsina
    |January 1, 1996
    PubMed
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    Uremic toxin excretion in the jejunum peaks in stages IIA and IIB of chronic renal failure (CRF). In end-stage CRF, toxin excretion is delayed, linked to enzymatic changes and chronic enteritis.

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