C4d staining in allograft biopsies

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-156

  Kulkarni, P ^a   Uppin, M ^a   Prayaga, A ^a   Das, U ^a   Dakshinamurthy, K ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ALLOGRAFT; BIOPSY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER;

EID: 84862744511     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.97155     Document Type: Letter

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