Relevance of periglomerular myofibroblasts in progression of human glomerulonephritis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-425

  Oba, Shigeyoshi ^a   Kimura, Kenjiro ^a   Suzuki, Naoe ^a   Mise, Naobumi ^a   Tojo, Akihiro ^a   Miyashita, Kazuhisa ^a   Konno, Yusuke ^a   Hirata, Yasunobu ^a   Goto, Atsuo ^a   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glomerulosclerosis; Human glomerulonephritis; Periglomerular myofibroblast; smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST;

EID: 13144260666     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9740158     Document Type: Article

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