The role of electron microscopy for the diagnosis of glomerulopathies

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 104-109

  Sementilli, Angelo ^a,c   Moura, Luiz Antonio ^b   Franco, Marcello Fabiano ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Servico de Anatomia Patol de Santos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Electron microscopy; Glomerulonephritis; Kidney; Membranous glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 4444281045     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802004000300006     Document Type: Article

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