Evidence for local synthesis of antibodies to denatured collagen in the synovium in rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by Merrill J. Rowley; D.James Williamson; Ian R. Mackay
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 541 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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