Detection and quantitation of stem cell factor (kit ligand) in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatic disease

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2798-2800

  Carsons, S E ^a   Santiago Schwarz, F ^a   Diola, C ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis; Stem cell factor; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SERUM; STEM CELL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; HUMANS; STEM CELL FACTOR; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0033669213     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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