Animal models of polyomavirus nephropathy: Hope and reality

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1507-1509

  Nickeleit, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BK VIRUS; EDITORIAL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NEPHROSIS; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 33745419798     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01400.x     Document Type: Editorial

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