Structural basis of diabetic nephropathy in microalbuminuric NIDDM patients: A light microscopy study

Diabetologia

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1625-1628

  Bertani, T ^a,b   Gambara, V ^a,b   Remuzzi, G ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; glomerular volume and light microscopy; glomerulosclerosis; microalbuminuria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MICROSCOPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; BIOPSY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029990862     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250050625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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