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Noradrenaline and the kidney: foe, friend, or both?

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  1. ICU, First Medical Department, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Alej svobody 80, 30460, Plzen, Czech Republic

    Martin Matejovic

  2. Sektion Anästhesiologische Pathophysiologie und Verfahrensentwicklung, Universitätsklinikum, Ulm, Germany

    Martin Matejovic

  3. Sektion Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum, Ulm, Germany

    Karl Träger

  4. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

    Daniel De Backer

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This editorial refers to the article available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2741-y

M. Matejovic was supported by a research fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung and a research grant IGA ND 6989-3/2002, Ministry of Health, Czech Republic.

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Matejovic, M., Träger, K. & De Backer, D. Noradrenaline and the kidney: foe, friend, or both?. Intensive Care Med 31, 1476–1478 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2740-z

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