Apoptosis in rheumatoid arthritis synovium

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 1631-1638

  Firestein, Gary S ^a   Yeo, Michele ^a   Zvaifler, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; bcl 2; fas; rheumatoid arthritis; synoviocyte

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; RECOMBINANT TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FIBROBLAST; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; ONCOGENE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029126857     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118202     Document Type: Article

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