Kidney donors eventually undergo glomerular hypertrophy in their remaining kidney
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SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
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Evidence consistently shows that kidney donors experience compensatory glomerular hypertrophy in their remaining kidney following uninephrectomy.
Evidence for · 3
Glomerular Filtration Rate and Segmental Tubular Function in the Early Phase after Transplantation/Uninephrectomy in Recipients and Their Living-Related Kidney Donors
1994 · cited by 14
The study demonstrates that the remaining kidney undergoes compensatory hypertrophy following uninephrectomy in living donors.
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Critical timing of ACEi initiation prevents compensatory glomerular hypertrophy in the remaining single kidney
2021 · cited by 7
This study investigates compensatory glomerular volume increase after uninephrectomy in single kidney states such as living donation.
The growth hormone/IGF-1 axis is a risk factor for long-term kidney allograft failure.
2025 · cited by 2
The paper discusses early hypertrophic responses and maladaptive hypertrophy in the single kidney state after nephrectomy.