Evolution of glomerular basement membrane lesions in a male patient with Alport syndrome: Ultrastructural and morphometric study

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1829-1834

  Cangiotti, A M ^a   Sessa, A ^b   Meroni, M ^b   Montironi, R ^a   Ragaiolo, M ^c   Mambelli, V ^c   Cinti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Mazzoni   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alport syndrome; Glomerular basement membrane; Glomerular morphometry; Type IV collagen; X linked hereditary nephritis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4;

ADULT; ALPORT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029799917     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/11.9.1829     Document Type: Article

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