Glomerular involution in children with frequently relapsing minimal change nephrotic syndrome: An unrecognized form of glomerulosclerosis?

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-52

  Dijkman, H B P M ^a   Wetzels, J F M ^a   Gemmink, J H ^a   Baede, J ^a   Levtchenko, E N ^a   Steenbergen, E J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global glomerulosclerosis; Involution; Minimal change nephropathy; Parietal epithelial cell; Periglomerular fibrosis; Podocyte

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33845708845     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001960     Document Type: Article

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