Items for "tubular marker"

Urinary cystatin C as a specific marker of tubular dysfunction

Background: Cystatin C (CST3), a strong inhibitor of cysteine proteinases, is freely filtered by the kidney glomerulus and is reabsorbed by the tubules, where it is almost totally catabolized, with the remainder then eliminated in urine...

Keywords: cystatin C, kidney, tubular marker, tubulopathy, urine