Histological Markers of Humoral Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1827-1829

  Valente, M ^a   Furian, L ^a   Marino, S ^b   Rigotti, P ^a   De Fazio, N ^c   Cardillo, M ^c   Cusinato, R ^d   Aiello, F B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GLOMERULITIS; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; BIOPSY; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 34547662149     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.05.072     Document Type: Article

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