The effects of low-dose methotrexate on thymidylate synthetase activity in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 691-698

  Hornung, N ^a   Stengaard Pedersen, K ^a   Ehrnrooth, E ^a   Ellingsen, T ^a   Poulsen, J H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Methotrexate; Rheumatoid arthritis; Thymidylate synthetase

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METHOTREXATE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RNA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

EID: 0033652159     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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