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. 2012 Oct;12(5):461-6.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-5-461.

Membranous nephropathy

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Membranous nephropathy

Peter W Mathieson. Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Oct.
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Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Renal biopsy appearances of membranous nephropathy. (a) Light microscopy (haematoxylin and eosin stain). (b) Immunofluorescence for immunoglobulin G (similar appearances typically seen for C3). (c) Electron microscopy (electron-dense deposits shown by asterisks).

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