Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 116-120 , January 2005

Leptin, adiponectin, and ghrelin dysregulation in chronic kidney disease

  • Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Département de Néphrologie, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
    • Unité de Recherche JE 2411- Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
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  • Jacques Bernhard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Département de Néphrologie, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
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  • Ghislaine Geelen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire d’Explorations Fonctionnelles Rénales et Métaboliques, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
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  • Etienne Malvoisin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Radioimmunoanalyse, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France.
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  • Aoumeur Hadj-Aissa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire d’Explorations Fonctionnelles Rénales et Métaboliques, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
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  • Denis Fouque, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Département de Néphrologie, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
    • Unité de Recherche JE 2411- Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Denis Fouque, MD, Department of Nephrology, Hôpital E. Herriot, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France.

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 Supported in part by the University Claude Bernard, Lyon.

PII: S1051-2276(04)00172-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2004.09.015

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 116-120 , January 2005