title: The origins of nephrology--Galen, the founding father of experimental renal physiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eknoyan
mesh_terms: D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D009398:Nephrology / Q000266:history*; D012384:Rome