A novel approach to the histological diagnosis of pediatric nephrotic syndrome by low vacuum scanning electron microscopy

Biomedical Research (Japan)

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 227-236

  Okada, Shinichi ^a   Inaga, Sumire ^a   Kawaba, Yasuo ^a   Hanada, Takuya ^a   Hayashi, Atsushi ^a   Nakane, Hironobu ^a   Naguro, Tomonori ^a   Kaidoh, Toshiyuki ^a   Kanzaki, Susumu ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LOW VACUUM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROVILLUS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PODOCYTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHILD; GLOMERULUS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM;

CHILD; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; VACUUM;

EID: 84906775189     PISSN: 03886107     EISSN: 1880313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.35.227     Document Type: Article

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