Obesity and the kidney: why is the kidney at risk?
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
Two recent studies may help to account for the increase in risk of renal injury associated with obesity. One study pointed to a role for renin-system activation. In the other study, the pattern of renal hemodynamics was compatible with a renin mechanism.
Medical subject headings
- Kidney
- Kidney Diseases
- Obesity
- Renal Plasma Flow
- Renin-Angiotensin System