Intragraft TGF-β1 mRNA: A correlate of interstitial fibrosis and chronic allograft nephropathy

Kidney International

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1297-1303

  Sharma, Vijay K ^a   Bologa, Roxana M ^a   Xu, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Baogui ^a   Mouradian, Janet ^a   Wang, John ^a   Serur, David ^a   Rao, Venkateswara ^a   Suthanthiran, Manikkam ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; GLOMERULOPATHY; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029937385     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.185     Document Type: Article

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