## Abstract A preliminary study of the fate of radioactive sulfur (Na~2~S^35^O~4~) given intravenously to patients with progressive systemic sclerosis has revealed an appreciably greater radioactivity in the involved skin. The evidence presented suggests an abnormal rate of uptake of sulfur in the
Lymphocytes in the skin of patients with progressive systemic sclerosis
β Scribed by Alan D. Roumm; Theresa L. Whiteside; Thomas A. Medsger Jr; Gerald P. Rodnan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 862 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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