Chapter 7: Decline of Renal Function in Normal Aging, Role of Oxidants/Inflammation: When Does It Begin: Is It Inevitable, Preventable, or Treatable?
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*Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; Longitudinal Studies Section, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Nephrology, Bronx Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; and Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, and Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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