Role of myofibroblasts and collagen type IV in patients of IgA nephropathy as markers of renal dysfunction

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-39

  Minz, R W ^a   Bakshi, A ^a   Chhabra, S ^a   Joshi, K ^a   Sakhuja, V ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Collagen type IV; IgA nephropathy; Myofibroblasts

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CREATININE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MYOFIBROBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 77953409953     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.62098     Document Type: Article

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