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The kidney in ageing
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This chapter reviews the fundamental biology, anatomical alterations, and physiologic changes of the kidneys that accompany ageing of the human organism with particular emphasis on how these features contribute to loss of kidney function in ageing persons. The clinical relevance of these disturbances is discussed mainly through the lens of organ senescence. The diseases associated with or superimposed on the ageing kidney are discussed briefly as they are covered in more detail in other chapters of this book.
Title: The kidney in ageing
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This chapter reviews the fundamental biology, anatomical alterations, and physiologic changes of the kidneys that accompany ageing of the human organism with particular emphasis on how these features contribute to loss of kidney function in ageing persons.
The clinical relevance of these disturbances is discussed mainly through the lens of organ senescence.
The diseases associated with or superimposed on the ageing kidney are discussed briefly as they are covered in more detail in other chapters of this book.
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