Acute renal failure: a multifactorial syndrome. Pathogenesis and prevention strategies.
Professor Geoffrey M. Berlyne has devoted many years of his productive life to improve our understanding of kidney physiopathology and to enhance our treatment modalities for renal failure. This review of acute renal failure, with emphasis on some recent progress in our understanding of this syndrome, is dedicated to honor Professor Berlyne's 60th birthday.
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Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries; D012079:Renal Circulation; D013577:Syndrome