Associations of mast cells with fibrosis and fatty infiltration in the minor salivary glands of patients with Sjogren's syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-65

  Skopouli, F N ^a   Li, L ^b   Boumba, D ^a   Stefanaki, S ^c   Hanel, K ^b   Moutsopoulos, H M ^d   Krilis, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Hatzikosta Hospital   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Mast cells; Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID STORAGE; MAST CELL; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOPSY; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; SALIVARY GLANDS, MINOR; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0031594204     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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