Relationship between weight at birth and the number and size of renal glomeruli in humans: A histomorphometric study

Kidney International

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 770-773

  Manalich, R ^a   Reyes, L ^a   Herrera, M ^a   Melendi, C ^a   Fundora, I ^a  

^a c/o Bernardo Rodriguez Iturbe ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Intrauterine growth; Low birthweight; Progressive renal disease; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEPHRON; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; WEIGHT;

EID: 0033854478     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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