Value of electron microscopy in kidney biopsy diagnosis

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 461-468

  Collan, Y ^a,b   Hirsimaki P ^a   Aho, H ^a   Wuorela, M ^a   Sundstrom J ^a   Tertti, R ^a   Metsarinne K ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Glomerular disease; Glomerulonephritis; Kidney biopsy diagnosis; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

EID: 28844435375     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: 15210758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120500323381     Document Type: Article

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