Acta Med. 2025, 68: 77-81

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2025.24

Copeptin (Not Only) in Water and Sodium Disorders

Jan Drugda, Filip Gabalec, Jiří Horáček

4th Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received March 5, 2025
Accepted November 5, 2025

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