Scanning electron microscopy of glomerular and non glomerular red blood cells.
Clin Nephrol
; 20(1): 11-6, 1983 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6883816
ABSTRACT
Phase contrast microscopic examination of the urine has been recently shown to be of value in predicting whether hematuria is due to glomerulonephritis or lesions of the lower urinary tract. Glomerular red cells show variations in size and shape and have distorted surfaces. Non glomerular red cells are uniform in size and shape and have smooth surfaces. Scanning electron microscopy was performed on urine sediment containing either glomerular or non glomerular red cells to better define their surface characteristics. Glomerular red cells exhibited a variety of forms, most cells having lumpy projections from the surface, some showing fragmentation of the membrane and others showing gross distortion. In contrast non glomerular red cells show smooth surfaces and usually maintain the normal biconcave disc shape of peripheral red blood cells. Scanning electron microscopy can better define surface structural abnormalities of urinary glomerular and non glomerular red blood cells.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Eritrocitos Anormales
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Glomerulonefritis
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Hematuria
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Nephrol
Año:
1983
Tipo del documento:
Article