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Gadolinium‐containing magnetic resonance image contrast agent promotes fibrocyte differentiation
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Uremic Pancreopathy: Impaired Secretory Function In Vitro
Abu-Alfa A, Mujais S. Uremic Pancreopathy: Impaired Secretory Function In Vitro. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1992, 20: 585-588. PMID: 1462987, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(12)70223-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretory responsePair-fed shamResult of derangementsExocrine pancreatic functionLeucine incorporationRenal failurePancreatic functionProtein synthesisProtein secretionSecretory functionPancreatic aciniExocrine pancreasAbnormalitiesCarbacholSecretionPresent studyAciniDNA contentUremiaDerangementShamPancreasRats