Pathogenesis of heroin-associated glomerulonephritis. Correlation between the inflammatory activity and renal deposits of immunoglobulin and complement?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 227-231

  Dettmeyer, Reinhard ^a   Stojanovski, Gligor ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complement binding system; Heroin associated glomerulonephritis; Immunoglobulin; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammatory activity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; DIAMORPHINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343006764     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00214-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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