Ultrastructural observations in a case of BK virus nephropathy with viruses in glomerular subepithelial humps

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Brealey, John K ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

BKVN; Electron microscopy; Kidney; Polyomavirus; Subepithelial hump; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

BK VIRUS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

BK POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 34147118528     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: 15210758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120600854418     Document Type: Article

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