Scanning electron microscopy of fibrin networks in rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative analysis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1611-1615

  Pretorius, Etheresia ^a   Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena ^a   Van Der Spuy, Wendy Jeannette ^a   Swanepoel, Albe Carina ^a   Soma, Prashilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fibrin; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; THROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD PLATELETS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SOUTH AFRICA; THROMBIN;

EID: 84863988965     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1805-2     Document Type: Article

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