Characterization of nephropathy induced by immunization with high molecular weight dextran

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1849-1855

  Pasi, A ^b   Dendorfer, U ^a   Holthofer H ^a   Nelson, P J ^a   Tazzari, S ^c   Armelloni, S ^b   Fornasieri, A ^b   D'Amico, G ^b   Schlondorff D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dextran; Glomerulonephritis; IgA nephropathy; Rats

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; CYCLINE; DEXTRAN; DIETHYLAMINOETHYLDEXTRAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RANTES;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARY WALL; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULUS; HEMATURIA; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MESANGIUM CELL; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEINURIA; RAT;

ANIMALS; DEAE-DEXTRAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEINURIA; RANTES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW;

EID: 0030799784     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/12.9.1849     Document Type: Article

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