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Original Article

A New Immunoelectron Microscopy Approach for the Detection of Immunoglobulin and Complement Deposits in E poxy-Embedded Renal Biopsies

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Pages 449-457 | Received 18 Sep 1998, Accepted 22 Sep 1998, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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