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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Prolonged periods of severe [[uremia]], as in | Prolonged periods of severe [[uremia]], as in cases of [[chronic renal failure]], may result in the skin taking on a grey discoloration or even forming frank [[urea]] crystals ("uremic frost") on the skin. <ref name="pmid2988568">{{cite journal |author=Butler JD, Gahl WA, Tietze F |title=Cystine depletion by WR-1065 in cystinotic cells. Mechanism of action |journal=Biochem. Pharmacol. |volume=34 |issue=12 |pages=2179–85 |year=1985 |month=June |pmid=2988568 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0006-2952(85)90415-0}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Prolonged periods of severe uremia, as in cases of chronic renal failure, may result in the skin taking on a grey discoloration or even forming frank urea crystals ("uremic frost") on the skin. [1]
References
- ↑ Butler JD, Gahl WA, Tietze F (1985). "Cystine depletion by WR-1065 in cystinotic cells. Mechanism of action". Biochem. Pharmacol. 34 (12): 2179–85. PMID 2988568. Unknown parameter
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