Dynamics of interleukin (IL)-18 in serum, synovial fluid and synovial membrane in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Ryumachi

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 625-634

  Munakata, T ^a   Uzuki, M ^a   Shimamura, T ^a   Sawai, T ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Immunohistochemistry (IHC); Interleukin 18 (IL 18); Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERUM; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIUM; TH1 CELL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 0034923519     PISSN: 03009157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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