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Urinary Guanidinoacetic Acid Excretion in Gentamicin Nephrotoxicity

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Guanidines

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Bonas et al. reported in 1963 that four patients with kidney disease were shown to excrete markedly decreased amounts of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) in their urine1.

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Itabashi, H., Rinno, H., Koide, H. (1985). Urinary Guanidinoacetic Acid Excretion in Gentamicin Nephrotoxicity. In: Mori, A., Cohen, B.D., Lowenthal, A. (eds) Guanidines. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0752-6_32

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