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Recent Aspects of Renal Pathophysiology in the Elderly

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The aging kidney is characterized by both anatomical and functional changes. However, renal modifications that are currently observed in the elderly are often due not only to the physiological renal senescence but also to the overlapping of various pathological conditions that may be subclinical or unrecognized. Therefore the present chapter will deal with the consequences of physiological aging of the kidney and the reasons will be examined why these modifications in the elderly are capable of conditioning a different reaction in the presence of a stressful or pathological situation in respect to the young.

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  1. Istituto di Gerontologia e Geriatria, USA

    A. Ungar, C. Cantini, A. Altobelli, B. Vallotti, C. Di Serio & G. Masotti

  2. Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Cardiologia, USA

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  3. Unità Operativa di Medicina Nucleare, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Clinica, Università di Firenze, Italy

    G. La Cava & M. Pellegri

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Ungar, A. et al. (1998). Recent Aspects of Renal Pathophysiology in the Elderly. In: Barbagallo, M., Licata, G., Sowers, J.R. (eds) Recent Advances in Geriatrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1483-5_5

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