Glomerular basement membrane thickness in primary diffuse IgA nephropathy: Ultrastructural morphometric analysis

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 513-519

  Danilewicz, M ^a   Wagrowska Danilewicz, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0031760964     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550234     Document Type: Article

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