Relationship between histopathological changes in post partum renal biopsies and renal function tests of African women with early onset pre-eclampsia

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 350-354

  Khedun, Shaun M ^a   Naicker, Thajasvarie ^a   Moodley, Jagdisea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Histopathological changes; Renal biopsy; Renal function tests; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0034063491     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079005350.x     Document Type: Article

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