Electron microscopy in diagnostic renal pathology

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 207-215

  Shore, I ^a   Moss, J ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Electron microscopy; Human; Renal pathology

Indexed keywords

ALPORT SYNDROME; AMYLOIDOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MICROSCOPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0036698141     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cdip.2002.0123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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