American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 407-414 , March 2008

Levels of GFR and Protein-induced Hyperfiltration in Kidney Donors: A Single-Center Experience in India

  • Sukanta Barai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sukanta Barai, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae-Bareili Rd, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 226014.
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  • Sanjay Gambhir, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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  • Narayan Prasad, DM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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  • Raj Kumar Sharma, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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  • Manish Ora, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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  • Alok Kumar, DM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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  • Amit Gupta, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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  • Deep Shankar Parasar, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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  • Batchu Suneetha, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

Received 20 February 2007 ,Accepted 30 November 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.008 on January 17, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01561-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.008

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
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