C3 nephritic factor and mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-98

  Williams, D Gwyn ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C3 nephritic factor; Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEPHRITIC FACTOR;

ADIPOCYTE; ANTIGEN BINDING; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; LIPODYSTROPHY; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C3 NEPHRITIC FACTOR; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0031026191     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050241     Document Type: Short Survey

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