Increased responsiveness of rheumatoid factor-producing B cells in seronegative and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1499-1506

  He, Xiaowen ^a   Zhong, Wanyun ^a   McCarthy, Timothy G ^a   Weyand, Cornelia M ^a   Goronzy, Jörg J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD3; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0029790009     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390909     Document Type: Article

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