Synovial tissue analysis in rheumatoid arthritis;Synovialis-diagnostik bei rheumatoider arthritis

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-150

  Ostendorf, B ^a   Dann, P ^a   Friemann, J ^b   Pauly, T ^c   Schneider, M ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institutes für Pathologie   (Germany)

^c St Elisabeth Hospital Meerbusch Lank   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Biopsy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovial tissue

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROSCOPES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036231405     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003930200022     Document Type: Article

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