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  1. Departamento de Medicina, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan F. MachasNúñez M.D., Ph.D (Profesor Titular de Medicina) (Profesor Titular de Medicina)

  2. Guy’s King’s and St. Thomas’ School of Medicine King’s College, London, UK

    J. Stewart Cameron M.D., B.Sc., FRCP (Emeritus Professor of Renal Medicine) (Emeritus Professor of Renal Medicine)

  3. Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

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Zhou, X.J., Laszik, Z.G., Silva, F.G. (2008). Anatomical Changes in the Aging Kidney. In: MachasNúñez, J.F., Cameron, J.S., Oreopoulos, D.G. (eds) The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72659-5_3

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