Nitric oxide production in cells derived from the human joint

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-212

  Grabowski, P S ^a   Macpherson, H ^a   Ralston, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular chondrocytes; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Inflammatory joint disease; mRNA; Nitric oxide; Osteoblasts; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovial fibroblasts; Synovial leucocytes

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIUM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0029985232     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.3.207     Document Type: Article

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