Experimental acute glomerulonephritis induced in the rabbit with a specific streptococcal antigen

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Yoshizawa, N ^a   Oshima, S ^a   Takeuchi, A ^a   Kondo, S ^a   Oda, T ^a   Shimizu, J ^a   Nishiyama, J ^a   Ishida, A ^a   Nakabayashi, I ^a   Tazawa, K ^a   Sakurai, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute glomerulonephritis; Complement activation; Experimental glomerulonephritis; Preabsorbing antigen; Streptococcal antigen

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 8044252805     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1997.d01-897.x     Document Type: Article

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