Immunohistochemical study of endothelin-1 in preeclamptic nephropathy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-354

  Nagai, Yohko ^a   Hara, Noriko ^a   Yamaguchi, Syuji ^a   Nakanishi, Kazushige ^a   Masaki, Kazuo ^a   Tanaka, Masanobu ^a   Ger, Yih Chang ^a   Nakamura, Katsuhiko ^a   Kawamura, Sadao ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin; preeclampsia; renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0031043711     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90194-3     Document Type: Article

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