Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor decreases glycosaminoglycan concentration and increases nitric oxide production in rat articular cartilage

Inflammation Research

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Stephan, S ^a   Purcell, W M ^b   Chander, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN-1; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033387175     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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