Disordered balance of IgA subclass production in the tonsils of some IgA nephropathy patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 575-581

  Itoh, Akihiko ^a   Iwase, Hitoo ^a   Takatani, Toru ^a   Nakamura, Ikuko ^b   Hayashi, Miyuki ^a   Kobayashi, Yutaka ^b   Hiki, Yoshiyuki ^c   Okamoto, Makito ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Akebono Hospital   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; IgA subclass; Isoelectric focusing; Jacalin; Tonsillar IgA1

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUBCLASS; JACALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SALIVA; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONSIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 29244445790     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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