Apoptotic chondrocyte death in human osteoarthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 455-462

  Kim, Hyun Ah ^a   Lee, Yun Jong ^a   Seong, Sang Cheol ^a   Choe, Kang Won ^a   Song, Yeong Wook ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Chondrocyte; Fas; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DEATH; CHONDROPATHY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AGED; APOPTOSIS; CHONDROCYTES; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 0037523033     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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