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Background and Purpose
Obesity is a risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease independent of diabetes, hypertension and other co‐morbidities. Obesity‐associated nephropathy is linked to dysregulation of the cell energy sensor AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK). We aimed here to assess whether impairment of AMPK activity may cause renal arterial dysfunction in obesity and to evaluate...