The kidney revisited

Authors

  • A. J. Barros Veloso Director do Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santo Antó­nio dos Capuchos, Lisboa

Keywords:

renal physiology, renal failure, dialysis, glomerulopathies

Abstract

The author reviews the historical process lea­ding to the modern knowledge of renal physiolo­gy and comments upon the internists enchant­ment on this matter in the begining of the 60ths. After emphasizing the relevant contribution of dialysis in the management and prognosis of renal failure, he writes about the future treatment of glomeruwpathies and about the mysteries of renal physiology and pathology that persist in our days.

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Published

1997-06-30

How to Cite

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Barros Veloso AJ. The kidney revisited. RPMI [Internet]. 1997 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];4(2):132-4. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2215

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (1997): Abril/ Junho

Section

Opinion Article

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