Plasma reactive nitrogen intermediate levels in patients with clinically active rheumatoid arthritis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue OCT, 1996, Pages 263-268

  Wanchu, A ^a   Agnihotri, N ^a   Deodhar, S D ^a   Ganguly, N K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Citrulline; Indomethacin; Methotrexate; Nitrite; Reactive nitrogen intermediates; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; FREE RADICAL; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; NITRITES; NITROGEN;

EID: 0029912821     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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