title: The role of the kidney as a religious, cultural and sexual symbol.
authors.affiliation: Renal Department, Saint Andrew's Regional Hospital, GR-26500 Patras, Greece. tdiamandopoulos@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diamandopoulos
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goudas
mesh_terms: D001255:Astrology / Q000266:history; D003469:Culture; D004325:Dreams; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012723:Sex; D013561:Symbolism