Structural alterations to the podocyte are related to proteinuria in type 2 diabetic patients

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1437-1440

  White, Kathryn E ^a   Bilous, Rudolf W ^a   Cordonnier, D J ^b   Pinel, N ^b   Barro, C ^b   Halimi, S ^b   Chopinet, P ^b   Darcy, P ^b   Pointet, Ph ^b   Hurault de Ligny, B ^b   Reznic, Y ^b   Rostocker, G ^b   Simon, D ^b   Benhamou, P Y ^b   Maynard, C ^b   Zaoui, Ph ^b   Godin, M ^b   Ozenne, G ^b   Bensoussan, D ^b   Lemaire, V ^b   Vanhille, Ph ^b   Verier Mine, O ^b   Rosa, J ^b   Alhenc Gelas, F ^b   Allegrini, J ^b   Chery, C ^b   Mezin, P ^b   more..

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetic glomerulopathy; Glomerular filtration barrier; Podocyte number

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FILTRATION; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL COUNT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 2942720686     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh129     Document Type: Article

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