Serum and synovial fluid concentrations of endothelin-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 51-60

  Haq, Afrozul ^a   El Ramahi, Kamal ^a   Al Dalaan, Abdullah ^a   Al Sedairy, Sultan T ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Radioimmunoassay; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0032845682     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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