Circulating endothelial cells: A disease activity marker in Behçet's vasculitis?

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-162

  Kutlay, Sim ^a,b   Calayoglu, Reyhan ^a   Boyvat, Ayse ^a   Turkcapar, Nuran ^a   Sengul, Sule ^a   Keven, Kenan ^a   Nergizoglu, Gokhan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Endothelial cells; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD146 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL COUNT; CELL SEPARATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949089924     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0656-y     Document Type: Article

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