Open AccessLeptin in CAPD patients: serum concentrations and peritoneal loss
Author(s) -
Alexander Kagan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/14.2.400
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , hemodialysis , leptin , peritoneum , urology , gastroenterology , surgery , obesity
To determine whether serum leptin concentrations in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are influenced by peritoneal loss of leptin and to compare serum leptin levels of normal subjects with those of patients receiving renal replacement therapy such as haemodialysis (HD), CAPD, or kidney transplantation.
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