Quantitative analysis of the interstitial mast cells in mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type III and idiopathic membranous glomerulopathy

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-246

  Danilewicz, M ^a   Wagrowska Danilewicz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Mast cells; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MAST CELL; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MORPHOMETRICS;

EID: 0035663857     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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