Glomerular structural factors in progression of congenital nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-240

  Vats, Abhay N ^a   Costello, Brian ^b   Mauer, Michael ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atubular glomeruli; Congenital nephrotic syndrome; Disease progression; Glomerular hypertrophy; Structural factors

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NEPHRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR STRUCTURE; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 0037821875     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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