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Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) have been postulated as pathogenic factors in several forms of renal growth, including that induced by high-protein (HP) diets. Compensatory renal growth (CRG) following renal uninephrectomy is strictly GH dependent, while the exact role of GH as a regulating factor in HP induced renal growth has not been fully clarified.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Laboratory of Pediatrics, Subdivision of Molecular Endocrinology, Erasmus University/Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. vanneck@plch.fgg.eur.nl
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