Renal C3 synthesis in idiopathic membranous nephropathy: Correlation to urinary C5b-9 excretion

Kidney International

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-146

  Montinaro, Vincenzo ^a   Lopez, Antonia ^a   Monno, Raffaella ^a   Cappiello, Valentina ^a   Manno, Carlo ^a   Gesualdo, Loreto ^a   Schena, Francesco Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complement; Membranous glomerulonephritis; Tubulointerstitial damage; Urinary C5b 9.

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C9; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0034001420     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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