Glucocorticoid resistance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-166

  Kirwan, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR BETA; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTHRALGIA; ASTHMA; DRUG METABOLISM; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW DRUG DOSE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG RESISTANCE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 34547406784     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740701340263     Document Type: Editorial

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