Macrophage activation is a key component in the pathogenesis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Comment on the article by Bleesing et al [9]

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3877-3878

  Bloom, Bradley J ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LETTER; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES;

EID: 36049050337     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22969     Document Type: Letter

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