## Abstract ## Objective Obesity protects against radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through poorly defined mechanisms. Adipocytokines are produced in adipose tissue and modulate inflammatory responses and radiographic joint damage in animal models. The purpose of this study wa
Radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis: A community-based perspective
β Scribed by E. William St.Clair
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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