Elevated nerve growth factor levels in the synovial fluid of patients with inflammatory joint disease

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 919-922

  Halliday, Dale A ^a   Zettler, Christian ^b   Rush, Robert A ^b   Scicchitano, Raffaele ^c   McNeil, Julian D ^d  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Inflammation; Nerve growth factor; Pain; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KNEE JOINT; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; REITER SYNDROME; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0031956503     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022475432077     Document Type: Article

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