IgM nephropathy in adults: Incidence and correlation with electron microscopic features

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 511-514

  Bhowmik, Dipankar ^a,b   Chitale, Arun ^a   Bulchand, Sushila ^a  

^a JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; IgM nephropathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MESANGIUM; PROTEINURIA; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 34548249554     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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