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The origin of proteinuria at high altitude.
Urinary protein excretion was measured before and after the intravenous infusion of lysine in 14 normal subjects after 4-6 days' acclimatization at 4846 m. Urinary albumin excretion before lysine was elevated in 11 subjects but alpha 1-microglobulin was detected in only four. After lysine a large increase in albumin excretion occurred in all subjects. Together with the absence of alpha 1-microg...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6172.1219-c