Expression of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer and enhancement of the production of matrix metalloproteinases in rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by Tetsuya Tomita; Takanobu Nakase; Motoharu Kaneko; Kenrin Shi; Koichiro Takahi; Takahiro Ochi; Hideki Yoshikawa
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 812 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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