Serum hyaluronic acid level is a good marker for evaluating the process of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis

International Congress Series

Volumn 1223, Issue C, 2001, Pages 273-277

  Sawai, Takashi ^a   Uzuki, Miwa ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyaluronic acid; Hyaluronic acid binding protein (HABP); Rheumatoid arthritis; Sandwich binding assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242401790     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00454-X     Document Type: Article

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