Measurement of nitric oxide in temporomandibular joint saline aspirates

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-403

  Aghabeigi, B ^a   Cintra, N ^a   Meghji, S ^a   Reher, P ^a   Evans, A W ^a   Hopper, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Synovial fluid; Temporomandibular

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CALCIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0141493809     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0368     Document Type: Article

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