renal

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Influence of CYP3A5 genetic polymorphism on cyclosporine A metabolism and elimination in Chinese renal transplant recipients.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or in the region of the kidneys.

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  • Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSW) is defined as a renal loss of sodium during intracranial disease leading to hyponatremia and a decrease in extracellular fluid volume. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Because children with bilateral disease are at risk for developing renal failure, physicians must balance a desire to maintain long-term renal function with the goal of eliminating the cancer.
  • Influence of CYP3A5 genetic polymorphism on cyclosporine A metabolism and elimination in Chinese renal transplant recipients. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • AIM: To investigate whether the CYP3A5*3 polymorphism would affect cyclosporine A (CsA) metabolism in Chinese renal transplant patients. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • METHODS: The CYP3A5*3 genotype was determined in Chinese renal transplant recipients using polymerase chain reaction and amplification of specific alleles (PCR-ASA). —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. Late Latin rēnālis, from Latin rēnēs, kidneys.

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  1. from Old French renal, French rénal =Spanish Portuguese renal =Italian renale, from Latin renalis, pertaining to the kidneys, from renes, kidneys, reins: see reins.
 

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/ˈrinəl/
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