Serological implications of germinal center-like structures in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2044-2049

  Jonsson, Malin V ^a,b   Skarstein, Kathrine ^a   Jonsson, Roland ^a,b   Brun, Johan G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Focal inflammation; Germinal center formation; Lymphoid neogenesis; Salivary gland; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LA ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY; SALIVATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVARY GLANDS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 35148885813     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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