Clinical significance of elevated serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and C-reactive protein in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by NAGASAWA, Hayato ;KAMEDA, Hideto ;AMANO, Koichi ;TAKEUCHI, Tsutomu
- Book ID
- 109056509
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0219-0494
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