Nephrology
Proceedings of the Xith International Congress of Nephrology
Published on 29. June 1991
Book
Hardback
1780 pages
978-4-431-70074-6 (ISBN)
Description
The congress of the International Society of Nephrology is held every three years. These comprehensive proceedings of the congress held in Tokyo in 1990 document the progress made in this field since the previous congress.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Tokyo
Japan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
492 black & white illustrations, biography
Weight
3200 gr
ISBN-13
978-4-431-70074-6 (9784431700746)
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Persons
Content
Contents: Volume I: State of the Art Lectures: Pathogenesis of Glomerulonephritis-1990.- Functional Morphology of the Nephron.- Function of Thin Segments of Henle's Loop.- IgA Nephropathy: Recent Views on Pathogenesis and Treatment.- Pathophysiology of Obstructive Nephropathy.- Very Long-Term Dialysis.- Mechanisms of Na+, Cl-, and HCO-3 Transport in the Proximal Tubule.- Biology of Acid-Base Transport in Distal Urinary Epithelia.- Osmolytes and Cell Osmoregulation in the Kidney.- The Pathogenesis of Tubulo- interstitial Nephritis.- Lipids and the Pathogenesis of Kidney Disease.- Symposia: Immunological and Cellular Mechanisms of Glomerulonephritis.- Role of Potassium in Acid-Base Disturbances.- Role of Kidney in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension.- Cellular and Integrative Functions of the Juxtaglomerular Apparatus.- Systemic Dysfunctions in Renal Failure and Their Management.- ATPases of the Kidney.- Vitamin D and Uremic Bone Disease.- AIDS/AIDS-Nephropathy.- Cyclosporine Nephrotoxicity.- Cell Volume Regulation in Health and Disease.- Mechanisms of Renal Cell Injury of Acute Renal Failure.- Cellular and Integrative Regulation of Renal Circulation.- Dietary Factors and Progression of Chronic Renal Failure.- Renal Diseases in Asia.- Pathobiology of Glomerular and Tubular Basement Membranes. Volume II: Symposia: Cytokines, Mitogens and Their Receptors on Glomerular Cells.- Frontiers of Research on Natriuretic Peptides.- Polarity of Tubular Epithelia.- Experimental Nephritis and Its Contribution to Nephrology.- Nephrolithiasis.- Molecular Action of Diuretics.- Glomerular Cells and Extracellular Matrix.- Renal Tubular Acidosis.- Endothelin and the Kidney.- Transplantation.- Advances in Managements of Vasculitis and Lupus Nephritis.- Renal Growth Factors.- Diabetic Nephropathy, from Hyperfiltration and Microproteinuria to ESRD.- Transport of Organic Molecules.- Optical Techniques for Studying Kidney Cell Function.- Management of ChildhoodNephrotic Syndrome.- Ca, Pi, PTH, and Vitamin D.- Cystic Diseases of the Kidney.- Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD).- Autacoids and the Kidney.- Ion Channels of the Kidney.