Role of interleukin 18 in rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 48-50

  Liew, F Y ^a   Wei, X Q ^a   McInnes, I B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0142218530     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.suppl_2.ii48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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