Giant cells in pigmented villo nodular synovitis express an osteoclast phenotype

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 605-608

  Neale, S D ^a   Kristelly, R ^b   Gundle, R ^b   Quinn, J M W ^b   Athanasou, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone resorption; Osteoclasts; Synovial macrophage; Villo nodular synovitis

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CALCITONIN RECEPTOR; CD11 ANTIGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; TARTARIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030748477     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.7.605     Document Type: Article

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