Red Blood Cell Lifespan Shortening in Patients with Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease

• Main Authors: Jiu-Hong Li (Author), Jun-Feng Luo (Author), Ying Jiang (Author), Yong-Jian Ma (Author), Yong-Qiang Ji (Author), Guo-Liang Zhu (Author), Cong Zhou (Author), Hong-Wei Chu (Author), Hou-De Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although reduced red blood cell (RBC) lifespan has been reported to be a contributory factor to anemia in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), there are limited data regarding RBC lifespan in early-stage CKD. Serum erythropoietin (EPO) is considered a primary causative f...