An ARGS-aggrecan assay for analysis in blood and synovial fluid

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-249

  Larsson, S ^a   Lohmander, L S ^a,b   Struglics, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggrecan; Aggrecanase; Biomarkers; Blood; Osteoarthritis; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; AGGRECANASE; EPITOPE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAND BINDING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VALIDATION STUDY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGGRECAN; AGGRECANASE; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

AGGRECANS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 84893806394     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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