Bacteria-specific lymphocyte proliferation in peripheral blood in reactive arthritis and related diseases

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 520-524

  Fendler, C ^a,b   Braun, J ^b   Eggens, U ^b   Laitko, S ^c   Sorensen H ^d   Distler, A ^b   Sieper, J ^a,b  

^a DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Rheumaklinik Berlin Buch   (Germany)

^d Immanuel Hospital and Rheumaklinik Berlin Buch   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular immune response; Peripheral blood; Reactive arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0031853182     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/37.5.520     Document Type: Article

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