Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 326-328

  Chen, C H ^a,b   Liao, H T ^a,b   Chen, H A ^a   Liang, T H ^b   Wang, H P ^a   Chou, C T ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; STROMELYSIN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROC CURVE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 3; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 34548316153     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740600991703     Document Type: Article

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