Microscopic measurement of cellular infiltration in the rheumatoid arthritis synovial membrane: A comparison of semiquantitative and quantitative analysis

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1003-1007

  Youssef, P P ^a   Smeets, T J M ^b   Bresnihan, B ^a   Cunnane, G ^a   Fitzgerald, O ^a   Breedveld, F ^b   Tak, P P ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lymphocyte; Macrophage; Microscopy; Quantitative analysis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Semiquantitative analysis; Synovium

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD3;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031670719     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1003     Document Type: Article

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