Glomerular basement membrane thickness in normal adults and its application to the diagnosis of thin basement membrane disease: An Indian study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-458

  Rayat, C S ^a   Joshi, Kusum ^a   Sakhuja, V ^a   Datta, U ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Indian study; Non urologic hematuria; Normal GBM thickness; TBMD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 28844508345     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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