Age-related histologic alterations after prednisolone therapy in children with IgA nephropathy

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-252

  Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a,b   Waga, Shinobu ^a   Yokoyama, Masaru ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Iwate Prefectural Kitakami Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age related character; Childhood IgA nephropathy; Histologic alterations; Mesangial matrix area; Prednisolone therapy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MESANGIUM; ONSET AGE; PROTEINURIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0032408088     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.185.247     Document Type: Article

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