IgA nephropathy with poorly developed lymphoepithelial symbiosis of the palatine tonsils?

Nephron

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-308

  Sato, Yoko ^a,b   Hotta, Osamu ^c   Taguma, Yoshio ^c   Takasaka, Tomonori ^b   Nose, Masato ^a  

^a Tohoku University   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epithelial reticular cell; HLA DR; IgA nephropathy; Lymphoepithelial symbiosis; Palatine tonsils; Renal biopsy; Tonsillar crypt epithelium

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; KERATIN ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIOSIS; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 10144220630     PISSN: 16608151     EISSN: 22353186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189325     Document Type: Article

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