Evaluation of muscle capillary basement membrane in inflammatory myopathy. A morphometric ultrastructural study

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 435, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-61

  Vlodavsky, Eugene A ^a,b   Ludatscher, Ruth M ^a   Sabo, Edmond ^a   Kerner, Hedviga ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capillary basement membrane; Inflammatory myopathy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARIES; CHILD; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERICYTES; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 0032790425     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050395     Document Type: Article

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