## Abstract Sera and synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis were studied for immune complexes by means of the antiโantibody inhibition test; approximately 40% of these specimens were shown to contain immune complexes. To study the nature of antigens participating in the formation of
Studies on heterophile antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by Tomoe Nishimaki; Kyoichi Kano; Dr. Felix Milgrom
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 415 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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