blood urea

The levels of UREA in the blood. Normal kidney function keeps the blood urea levels low by excreting it in the urine. A high blood urea suggests kidney failure.

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When renal function is impaired, increasing concentrations of blood urea steadily accumulate.

Vascular toxicity of urea, a new "old player" in the pathogenesis of chronic renal failure induced cardiovascular diseases

KEY WORDS: Blood Urea; Creatinine; Type 1 Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes; Nephropathy; Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Correlation of serum creatinine and urea with glycemic index and duration of diabetes in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus: A comparative study

* No Significant Difference in Blood urea nitrogen, Urea, Uric acid and 100m hurdle time for female college students.

Effect of KAATSU training on serum protein electrophoresis and performance level of 100m hurdles for female college students

[2] Regarding the objective measures of the physiological manifestation of fatigue, increased concentrations of blood metabolites, including blood urea [2] and blood creatine kinase activity, [2-5] which indicate change in metabolism and muscle damage respectively, have been previously used to identify the metabolic effects of fatigue.

A simulated rugby match protocol induces physiological fatigue without decreased individual scrummaging performance

The patient's blood urea was 237 mg%, creatinine 8.96 mg%, serum [Na.sup.+] 135 mEq/L and [K.sup.+] 4 mEq/L.

Pituitary apoplexy--a rare and unusual complication following viper bite

In addition, slow-release urea sources exhibited lower (p = 0.04) blood urea concentration compared to feed grade urea.

Influence of polymer-coated slow-release urea on total tract apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation and performance of Nellore steers

The serum sodium level was slightly lower in the C group than in the T group (p = 0.02), while there were no significant group differences in the blood urea nitrogen or serum creatinine levels.

Comparison of the Effects of Carperitide and Tolvaptan on Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Two-Center Retrospective Study

Blood samples were sent to the laboratory for analysis of serum LDH concentration, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentration, serum creatinine, alkaline phosphatase, serum alanine transaminase, serum aspartate transaminase and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) concentration.

The effect of fuel inhalation on the kidney and liver function and blood indices in gasoline station workers

For trained male swimmers significant positive correlations among CSS, blood urea and serum urea nitrogen were found.

Critical swim speed and metabolic activities in trained male and female swimmers after 400 m free style swimming with their full effort

Enzymatically measured creatinine concentration (Roche Diagnostics, COBAS 8000) was significantly decreased 24 h after admission (Table 1), inconsistent with clinical features and blood urea nitrogen concentration.

Unexpected Creatinine Values

The blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine were higher (P<0.05) in lambs fed RUP25 and RUP35 diets than those fed RUP45 and RUP55 diets.

Effect of Varying Levels of Dietary Ruminal Undegradable Protein on Feed Consumption and Growth Performance of Growing Kajli Lambs

12% CP 16% CP Variables Without With fat Without With fat fat fat Blood urea, N-urea 15.9 14.0 28.4 27.4 mg [dL.sup.-1] Urinary Urea, mM 672 702 1791 1764 Value of P Variables MSE Protein Fat Protein x Fat Blood urea, N-urea 0.006 0.01 0.14 0.23 mg [dL.sup.-1] Urinary Urea, mM 0.488 0.01 0.83 0.81 MSE--mean standard error; P--statistical probability.

Protected fat and variable level of protein in diets of crossbreed cows in early lactation/Gordura protegida e nivel variavel de proteina em dietas para vacas mesticas no terco inicial da lactacao