Plasma endothelin-1 levels in Behcet's disease

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-61

  Uslu, T ^a   Erem, C ^a   Tosun, M ^a   Deger, O ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; endothelin; radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031048322     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02238764     Document Type: Article

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