Renal Cortical Complement C3 Gene Expression in IgA Nephropathy

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 415-425

  Montinaro, Vincenzo ^a   Gesualdo, Loreto ^a   Ranieri, Elena ^a   Monno, Raffaella ^a   Grandaliano, Giuseppe ^a   Schena, F Paolo ^a,b  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPLEMENT C3; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031093305     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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