The value of electron microscopy in the diagnosis of chronic renal allograft rejection

Modern Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1200-1208

  Ivanyi, B ^a   Kemeny, E ^a   Szederkenyi, E ^a   Marofka, F ^a   Szenohradszky, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chronic allograft nephropathy; Diagnostic accuracy; Electron microscopy; Graft dysfunction; Peritubular capillary; Rejection; Transplant glomerulopathy

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAPILLARIES; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0035217786     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880461     Document Type: Article

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