Current position of electron microscopy in the diagnosis of glomerular diseases

Polish Journal of Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-92

  Wa̧growska Danilewicz, Małgorzata ^a   Danilewicz, Marian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALPORT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FABRY DISEASE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOPSY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547160166     PISSN: 12339687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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