Deposition of IgG anti-actin antibodies on kidneys of glomerular nephropathy patients with an enhanced glomerular alpha smooth muscle actin expression

Nephron

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 410-415

  Adyel, Fatima Zahra ^a   Makni, Hafedh ^a   Hachicha, Jamil ^b   Jlidi, Rachid ^c   Trigni, Najib ^d   Ayadi, Hammadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alpha smooth muscle actin; Glomerular nephropathy; IgG autoantibodies; Kidney eluates

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN ANTIBODY; ALPHA ACTIN; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MYOSIN; TUBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESANGIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031956658     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000044969     Document Type: Article

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