Neutrophil trafficking into inflamed joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and the effects of methylprednisolone

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 216-225

  Youssef, Peter P ^a   Cormack, John ^a   Evill, Charles A ^a   Peter, Daryl T ^a   Roberts Thomson, Peter J ^a   Ahern, Michael J ^a   Smith, Malcolm D ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 QUINOLINOL INDIUM IN 111; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GOLD; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NAPROXEN; PENICILLAMINE; PIROXICAM; PREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SYNOVIAL FLUID; WELLBEING;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; OXYQUINOLINE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 0030023019     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390207     Document Type: Article

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