Elevated levels of corticotrophin-releasing factor binding protein in the blood of patients suffering from arthritis and septicaemia and the presence of novel ligands in synovial fluid

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-124

  Woods, R J ^a   David, J ^b   Baigent, S ^a   Gibbins, J ^a   Lowry, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Blood; BP ligand immunoreactivity; CRF; CRFBP; Septicaemia; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; LIGAND;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEPTICEMIA; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0029869785     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.2.120     Document Type: Article

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