Increased levels of leukemia inhibitory factor in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthritides
β Scribed by P. M. Waring; G. J. Carroll; D. A. Kandiah; G. Buirski; D. Metcalf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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