Experimental and clinical studies on peritoneal physiology and morphology during chronic peritoneal dialysis

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Introduction

Part I A model for repeated studies on peritoneal physiology in the rabbit

I.1 The standard peritoneal permeability analysis in the rabbit: a longitudinal model for peritoneal dialysis

I.2 Amphotericin B, mercury chloride and peritoneal transport in rabbits

I.3 Substrate and inhibitor for nitric oxide synthase during peritoneal dialysis in rabbits

Part II A model to study the morphological and functional effects of long-term exposure to peritoneal dialysis solutions in the rat

II.1 Structural and functional changes of the peritoneum in a chronic peritoneal infusion model in the rat

II.2 Effect of fluid supplementation and modality on peritoneal permeability characteristics in a rat peritoneal dialysis model

Part III Clinical studies on the effect of long-term peritoneal dialysis on the peritoneal membrane

III.1 Vascular and interstitial changes in the peritoneum of CAPD patients with peritoneal sclerosis

III.2 The growth factors VEGF and TGF-ß1 in peritoneal dialysis

III.3 Vascular endothelial growth factor in peritoneal dialysis, a longitudinal follow-up

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