title: Uses and limitations of growth factors in renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kopple
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D009584:Nitrogen