Crescentic glomerulonephritis with a paucity of glomerular immunoglobulin localization

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 179-184

  Harris, Alexis A ^a   Falk, Ronald J ^a   Jennette, J Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031861546     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9669443     Document Type: Article

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