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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
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Kidney Int
|
2003
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3.90
|
|
2
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Predictors and consequences of altered mineral metabolism: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
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Kidney Int
|
2005
|
3.56
|
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3
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Association of comorbid conditions and mortality in hemodialysis patients in Europe, Japan, and the United States: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
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J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2003
|
3.53
|
|
4
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Nonadherence in hemodialysis: associations with mortality, hospitalization, and practice patterns in the DOPPS.
|
Kidney Int
|
2003
|
2.65
|
|
5
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Diuretic use, residual renal function, and mortality among hemodialysis patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study (DOPPS).
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Am J Kidney Dis
|
2007
|
2.03
|
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6
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Health-related quality of life among dialysis patients on three continents: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
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Kidney Int
|
2003
|
1.86
|
|
7
|
Sleep quality predicts quality of life and mortality risk in haemodialysis patients: results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2007
|
1.85
|
|
8
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Mortality among hemodialysis patients in Europe, Japan, and the United States: case-mix effects.
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Am J Kidney Dis
|
2004
|
1.84
|
|
9
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Changes in anemia management and hemoglobin levels following revision of a bundling policy to incorporate recombinant human erythropoietin.
|
Kidney Int
|
2010
|
1.67
|
|
10
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Renoprotective properties of angiotensin receptor blockers beyond blood pressure lowering.
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J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2005
|
1.64
|
|
11
|
Glutamate receptor antagonists and benzodiazepine inhibit the progression of granule cell dispersion in a mouse model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Epilepsia
|
2005
|
1.53
|
|
12
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Evidence of tubular hypoxia in the early phase in the remnant kidney model.
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J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2004
|
1.52
|
|
13
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Improving outcomes for dialysis patients in the international Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2006
|
1.47
|
|
14
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Prognosis and risk factors for idiopathic membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome in Japan.
|
Kidney Int
|
2004
|
1.42
|
|
15
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Imbalance of T-cell subsets in angiotensin II-infused hypertensive rats with kidney injury.
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Hypertension
|
2003
|
1.40
|
|
16
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Transdifferentiation of cultured tubular cells induced by hypoxia.
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Kidney Int
|
2004
|
1.36
|
|
17
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Guidelines for percutaneous ethanol injection therapy of the parathyroid glands in chronic dialysis patients.
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Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2003
|
1.29
|
|
18
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Association of mineral metabolism factors with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients: the Japan dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study.
|
Hemodial Int
|
2007
|
1.26
|
|
19
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Inhibition of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: its mechanism and effectiveness on coagulation and fibrosis.
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
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2008
|
1.26
|
|
20
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Effect of a carbonaceous oral adsorbent on the progression of CKD: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial.
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Am J Kidney Dis
|
2009
|
1.23
|
|
21
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Kidney transplantation and wait-listing rates from the international Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
|
Kidney Int
|
2005
|
1.20
|
|
22
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Renin angiotensin aldosterone system blockade and renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. An Asian perspective from the RENAAL Study.
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Diabetes Care
|
2004
|
1.15
|
|
23
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Involvement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in podocyte injury induced by excessive protein accumulation.
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Kidney Int
|
2005
|
1.14
|
|
24
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Patterns of hepatitis B prevalence and seroconversion in hemodialysis units from three continents: the DOPPS.
|
Kidney Int
|
2003
|
1.14
|
|
25
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Angiotensin II receptor antagonists and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors lower in vitro the formation of advanced glycation end products: biochemical mechanisms.
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J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2002
|
1.13
|
|
26
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Anti-hypertensive agents inhibit in vivo the formation of advanced glycation end products and improve renal damage in a type 2 diabetic nephropathy rat model.
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J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2003
|
1.08
|
|
27
|
Mineral metabolism management in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism in Japan: baseline data from the MBD-5D.
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Am J Nephrol
|
2011
|
1.03
|
|
28
|
Efficient in vitro lowering of carbonyl stress by the glyoxalase system in conventional glucose peritoneal dialysis fluid.
|
Kidney Int
|
2002
|
1.02
|
|
29
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Overexpression of the serpin megsin induces progressive mesangial cell proliferation and expansion.
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J Clin Invest
|
2002
|
1.01
|
|
30
|
Differential expression of nuclear lamin, the major component of nuclear lamina, during neurogenesis in two germinal regions of adult rat brain.
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Eur J Neurosci
|
2007
|
1.00
|
|
31
|
Hypoxia-induced apoptosis in cultured glomerular endothelial cells: involvement of mitochondrial pathways.
|
Kidney Int
|
2003
|
1.00
|
|
32
|
Calcium homeostasis and imbalance.
|
Nephron
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
33
|
A severe diabetic nephropathy model with early development of nodule-like lesions induced by megsin overexpression in RAGE/iNOS transgenic mice.
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Diabetes
|
2006
|
0.96
|
|
34
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Prescription patterns and mineral metabolism abnormalities in the cinacalcet era: results from the MBD-5D study.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2012
|
0.96
|
|
35
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In a type 2 diabetic nephropathy rat model, the improvement of obesity by a low calorie diet reduces oxidative/carbonyl stress and prevents diabetic nephropathy.
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Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2005
|
0.96
|
|
36
|
Re-invigorating Japan's commitment to global health: challenges and opportunities.
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Lancet
|
2011
|
0.96
|
|
37
|
Mineral and bone disorders outcomes study for Japanese chronic kidney disease stage 5D patients: rationale and study design.
|
Ther Apher Dial
|
2011
|
0.93
|
|
38
|
nanos1: a mouse nanos gene expressed in the central nervous system is dispensable for normal development.
|
Mech Dev
|
2003
|
0.93
|
|
39
|
C-reactive protein and mortality in hemodialysis patients: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2010
|
0.92
|
|
40
|
Downregulation of parathyroid hormone receptor gene expression and osteoblastic dysfunction associated with skeletal resistance to parathyroid hormone in a rat model of renal failure with low turnover bone.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2005
|
0.92
|
|
41
|
The organization and financing of end-stage renal disease treatment in Japan.
|
Int J Health Care Finance Econ
|
2007
|
0.91
|
|
42
|
Novel serpinopathy in rat kidney and pancreas induced by overexpression of megsin.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2005
|
0.90
|
|
43
|
Increased circulating levels of osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor (osteoprotegerin) in patients with chronic renal failure.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2002
|
0.90
|
|
44
|
Japanese haemodialysis anaemia management practices and outcomes (1999-2006): results from the DOPPS.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
45
|
Gene expression of vitamin D hydroxylase and megalin in the remnant kidney of nephrectomized rats.
|
Kidney Int
|
2003
|
0.89
|
|
46
|
Decreases in PTH in Japanese hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: associations with changing practice patterns.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
47
|
Estimating a preference-based index from the Japanese SF-36.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.86
|
|
48
|
[Guidelines for the management of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis].
|
Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi
|
2002
|
0.86
|
|
49
|
Long-term (3 years) prognosis of parathyroid function in chronic dialysis patients after percutaneous ethanol injection therapy guided by colour Doppler ultrasonography.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2003
|
0.85
|
|
50
|
Renal osteodystrophy and secondary hyperparathyroidism.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2002
|
0.85
|
|
51
|
Impact of early referral to nephrologist on mental health among hemodialysis patients: a Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2009
|
0.83
|
|
52
|
Glucose dialysate induces mitochondrial DNA damage in peritoneal mesothelial cells.
|
Perit Dial Int
|
2002
|
0.83
|
|
53
|
Mesangial cell-predominant functional gene, megsin.
|
Clin Exp Nephrol
|
2003
|
0.83
|
|
54
|
Sphingosine 1-phosphate stimulates rat mesangial cell proliferation from outside the cells.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2002
|
0.83
|
|
55
|
Clinical effect of short daily in-center hemodialysis.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2003
|
0.83
|
|
56
|
Depressive symptoms predict the subsequent risk of bodily pain in dialysis patients: Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
|
Pain Med
|
2009
|
0.83
|
|
57
|
Hypercalcaemia is associated with poor mental health in haemodialysis patients: results from Japan DOPPS.
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Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2007
|
0.83
|
|
58
|
Long-term effect of 1,25-dihydroxy-22-oxavitamin D(3) on secondary hyperparathyroidism in haemodialysis patients. One-year administration study.
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Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2002
|
0.82
|
|
59
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Biocompatibility and permeability of dialyzer membranes do not affect anemia, erythropoietin dosage or mortality in japanese patients on chronic non-reuse hemodialysis: a prospective cohort study from the J-DOPPS II study.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
60
|
Toward better dialysis compatibility: advances in the biochemistry and pathophysiology of the peritoneal membranes.
|
Kidney Int
|
2002
|
0.82
|
|
61
|
Vascular access care and treatment practices associated with outcomes of arteriovenous fistula: international comparisons from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
62
|
Beta-blocker prescription and outcomes in hemodialysis patients from the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2009
|
0.82
|
|
63
|
Time-dependent resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agent and mortality in hemodialysis patients in the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
64
|
Disappearance of association in diabetic patients on hemodialysis between anemia and mortality risk: the Japan dialysis outcomes and practice pattern study.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
65
|
Very high doses of valsartan provide renoprotection independently of blood pressure in a type 2 diabetic nephropathy rat model.
|
Nephrology (Carlton)
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
66
|
Cost-effectiveness of administering oral adsorbent AST-120 to patients with diabetes and advance-stage chronic kidney disease.
|
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
67
|
Menatetrenone prevents osteoblast dysfunction in unilateral sciatic neurectomized rats.
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Jpn J Pharmacol
|
2002
|
0.80
|
|
68
|
Long-term prognosis of parathyroid function for chronic dialysis patients after minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy (MIRP).
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2003
|
0.79
|
|
69
|
Chronic administration of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor suppresses renal production of endothelin-1 in dogs with congestive heart failure.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2002
|
0.79
|
|
70
|
Combination use of vitamin K(2) further increases bone volume and ameliorates extremely low turnover bone induced by bisphosphonate therapy in tail-suspension rats.
|
J Bone Miner Metab
|
2003
|
0.79
|
|
71
|
Maintenance of trabecular structure and bone volume by vitamin K(2) in mature rats with long-term tail suspension.
|
J Bone Miner Metab
|
2002
|
0.78
|
|
72
|
Mesangial cell-predominant gene, megsin.
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Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2002
|
0.78
|
|
73
|
Ultrapure dialysate decreases plasma pentosidine, a marker of "carbonyl stress".
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2004
|
0.78
|
|
74
|
Transcriptional regulation of a mesangium-predominant gene, megsin.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2002
|
0.78
|
|
75
|
Prognosis of parathyroid function after minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy (MIRP) and percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) for primary hyperparathyroidism.
|
Biomed Pharmacother
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
76
|
Abnormal iron deposition in renal cells in the rat with chronic angiotensin II administration.
|
Lab Invest
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
77
|
Establishment of a sandwich ELISA for human megsin, a kidney-specific serine protease inhibitor.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
78
|
ET(B) receptor protects the tubulointerstitium in experimental thrombotic microangiopathy.
|
Kidney Int
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
79
|
[Long-term clinical effect of maxacalcitol on hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism].
|
Clin Calcium
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
80
|
Tagging of avidin immobilized beads with biotinylated YAG:Ce3+ nanocrystal phosphor.
|
Anal Bioanal Chem
|
2006
|
0.77
|
|
81
|
Menatetrenone ameliorates reduction in bone mineral density and bone strength in sciatic neurectomized rats.
|
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
|
2003
|
0.76
|
|
82
|
Menatetrenone rescues bone loss by improving osteoblast dysfunction in rats immobilized by sciatic neurectomy.
|
Life Sci
|
2004
|
0.76
|
|
83
|
Overview of the clinical application of regenerative medicine products in Japan.
|
Health Policy
|
2008
|
0.76
|
|
84
|
Differential responses of endogenous adult mouse neural precursors to excess neuronal excitation.
|
Eur J Neurosci
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
85
|
Dose-response study of 22-oxacalcitriol in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
|
Ther Apher Dial
|
2004
|
0.76
|
|
86
|
From molecular footprints of disease to new therapeutic interventions in diabetic nephropathy: a detective story.
|
Curr Drug Targets Immune Endocr Metabol Disord
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
87
|
Expression of RET in follicular cell-derived tumors of the thyroid gland: prevalence and implication of morphological type.
|
Pathol Int
|
2003
|
0.76
|
|
88
|
Prognostic factors for a composite end-point of renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease.
|
Ther Apher Dial
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
[Guidelines for the management of refractory nephrotic syndrome--from investigations between 1997 and 2001--research project team for progressive renal lesions in the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan].
|
Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
90
|
New clinical guidelines for selective direct injection therapy of the parathyroid glands in chronic dialysis patients.
|
NDT Plus
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
91
|
A comparison between daily and thrice-weekly i.v. administration of 1,25-dihydroxy-22-oxavitamin D(3) regarding suppression of parathyroid hormone secretion and calcaemic action in uraemic rats.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
92
|
[A study about normal values of urinary type IV collagen concentration--aim at constructing a diagnostic guideline for diabetic nephropathy].
|
Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
93
|
[Post-genomic studies on kidney diseases and genomic drug design].
|
Nihon Rinsho
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
94
|
[History of nephrology in the past 100 years and the future prospects].
|
Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Affinity adsorption of glucose degradation products improves the biocompatibility of conventional peritoneal dialysis fluid.
|
Kidney Int
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
[Renal osteodystrophy and secondary hyperparathyroidism].
|
Clin Calcium
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
[Study of dialysis outcomes and practice patterns].
|
Nihon Rinsho
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Proteomics and mesangial cell: serpin, megsin and plasmin.
|
Contrib Nephrol
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
[Clinical development of OCT].
|
Clin Calcium
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Adenovirus-mediated functional gene transfer into parathyroid cells in vivo and in vitro.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
[Tasks in medical care in Japan and the world].
|
Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
Accelerated glomerular injury in hemi-nephrectomized transgenic mice of mesangial cell-predominant serpin, megsin.
|
Nephron Exp Nephrol
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
Crossreaction with an anti-Bax antibody reveals novel multi-endocrine cellular antigen.
|
J Histochem Cytochem
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
A detective story for biomedical footprints towards new therapeutic interventions in diabetic nephropathy.
|
Intern Med
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
Study design and methods for a clinical trial of an oral carbonaceous adsorbent used to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease (CAP-KD).
|
Clin Exp Nephrol
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
106
|
[Carbonyl stress inhibitor towards new therapeutic interventions in diabetic nephropathy].
|
Nihon Rinsho
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
107
|
Recession Watch: No time for nationalism.
|
Nature
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
108
|
[Preventive effect of the oral carbonaceous absorbent for progression of chronic kidney failure: report of a RCT].
|
Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
109
|
Mouse Flamingo1/Celsr2 relates neuronal reorganization of the hypertrophic dentate granule cells after kainate injection.
|
Brain Res
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
110
|
Opening Japan up to the world.
|
Science
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
111
|
The unique role of nephrologists in the pursuit of global health goals.
|
Nat Clin Pract Nephrol
|
2008
|
0.75
|