Nerve growth factor and autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 433-438

  Aloe, L ^a,c   Tuveri, M A ^b  

^a Institute of Neurobiology   (Italy)

^b ASL 5   (Italy)

^c Institute of Neurobiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nerve growth factor; Nervous system; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SYNOVIUM; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0030754311     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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