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Schematic representation of sensitivity of traditional and novel biomarkers of nephrotoxicity. Filtration Rate (red line), the amount of blood filtered through the glomerulus per minute, is the clinical measure renal function (blue line). Unfortunately, the most widely accepted indicators of filtration rate lack sensitivity. Novel biomarkers have the potential of detecting damage before it becomes irreversible. Modified from [8].
