Identification of neutral proteases in human neutrophil granules that degrade articular cartilage proteoglycan

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1975, Pages 361-368

  Malemud, Charles J ^a,b   Janoff, Aaron ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RADIOISOTOPE; TRYPSIN;

CARTILAGE; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; SODIUM SULFATE S 35;

ANIMAL; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTERASES; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KETONES; NEUTROPHILS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEOGLYCANS; RABBITS; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

EID: 0016793671     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780180413     Document Type: Article

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