Efficient morphometric analysis of glomerular mesangium in insulin- dependent diabetic patients with early nephropathy

Kidney International

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1624-1628

  MacLeod, J M ^a   White, K E ^a   Tate, H ^a   Bilous, R W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MESANGIUM; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030983028     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1997.224     Document Type: Article

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