The significance of foot process effacement in immunoglobulin a nephropathy: Clinicopathologic study of 161 cases with light, immunofluorescence and electron microscopic studies

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 269-272

  Sharma, Shree G ^a   Spencer, Trey ^a   Gokden, Neriman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Foot process effacement; IGA nephropathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PODOCYTE; PROTEINURIA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PODOCYTES; PROTEINURIA; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77957786160     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: 15210758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913123.2010.487971     Document Type: Article

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