American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 47-58 , July 2007

Elevated Levels of Fractalkine Expression and Accumulation of CD16+ Monocytes in Glomeruli of Active Lupus Nephritis

  • Shuhei Yoshimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
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  • Kimihiko Nakatani, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kimihiko Nakatani, MD, First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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  • Masayuki Iwano, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
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  • Osamu Asai, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
    • ,
  • Ken-ichi Samejima, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
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  • Hirokazu Sakan, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
    • ,
  • Miho Terada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Division of Pathogenomics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan.
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  • Koji Harada, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
    • ,
  • Yasuhiro Akai, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
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  • Hideo Shiiki, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara
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  • Masato Nose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Division of Pathogenomics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan.
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  • Yoshihiko Saito, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara

Received 2 November 2006 ,Accepted 19 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.04.012

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 47-58 , July 2007

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