Protective role of female gender in programmed accelerated renal aging in the rat
(2015)
Journal Article
Pijacka, W., Clifford, B., Tilburgs, C., Joles, J. A., Langley-Evans, S. C., & McMullen, S. (2015). Protective role of female gender in programmed accelerated renal aging in the rat. Physiological Reports, 3(4), Article e12342. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12342
The aging kidney exhibits a progressive decline in glomerular ?ltration rate, accompanied by in?ammatory and oxidative damage. We hypothesized that accelerated, age-related progression of renal injury is ovarian hormones-dependant. To address this we... Read More about Protective role of female gender in programmed accelerated renal aging in the rat.