α-Smooth muscle actin and collagen deposition in dysfunctional renal transplants

Transplantation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 156-157

  Ko, Yoo Joung ^a   Sugar, Linda ^a   Zaltzman, Jeffrey ^a   Paul, Leendert C ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULUS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ACTINS; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031031383     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199701150-00028     Document Type: Article

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