We studied synovial fluid (SF) collagenase in 10 women with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 10 with pyrophosphate arthropathy, and 10 with idiopathic destructive disease of the shoulder conforming to a pattern recently described. SF cell counts were highest in the RA group. Particles were detected
Joint Destruction in Arthritis: Metalloproteinases the Spotlight
โ Scribed by Constance E. Brinckerhoff
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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