Proximal Tubular Hypertrophy and Enlarged Glomerular and Proximal Tubular Urinary Space in Obese Subjects with Proteinuria

Ana Tobar; Yaacov Ori; Sydney Benchetrit; Gai Milo; Michal Herman-Edelstein; Boris Zingerman; Netta Lev; Uzi Gafter; Avry Chagnac

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075547

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Proximal Tubular Hypertrophy and Enlarged Glomerular and Proximal Tubular Urinary Space in Obese Subjects with Proteinuria

Ana Tobar ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ana Tobar, Yaacov Ori

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yaacov Ori ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ana Tobar, Yaacov Ori

Affiliations Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Sydney Benchetrit,

Affiliations Department of Nephrology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Gai Milo,

Affiliations Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Michal Herman-Edelstein,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Boris Zingerman,

Affiliations Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Netta Lev,

Affiliations Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Uzi Gafter,

Affiliations Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Avry Chagnac

* E-mail: Chagnac@clalit.org.il

Affiliations Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Proximal Tubular Hypertrophy and Enlarged Glomerular and Proximal Tubular Urinary Space in Obese Subjects with Proteinuria

Ana Tobar,
Yaacov Ori,
Sydney Benchetrit,
Gai Milo,
Michal Herman-Edelstein,
Boris Zingerman,
Netta Lev,
Uzi Gafter,
Avry Chagnac

Published: September 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075547

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