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Research Article

A Simplified Method for Measuring the Thickness of Glomerular Basement Membranes

B. Marquez Department of Electron Microscopy and Molecular Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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I. Zouvani Histology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
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A. Karagrigoriou Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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E. Anastasiades Nephrology Department, Lamaca General Hospital, Lamaca, Cyprus
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A. Pierides Nephrology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
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K. Kyriacou Department of Electron Microscopy and Molecular Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
Pages 409-416 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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