The cellular infiltrates and cytokine patterns in synovial tissue (ST) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and reactive arthritis (ReA) were compared in order to determine the mechanisms responsible for the chronic and destructive course of RA. Since the results could be influenced by diffe
Synovial tissue analysis in rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by Barry Bresnihan; Paul P. Tak
- Book ID
- 114464567
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1521-6942
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