Telomerase activity in B and T lymphocytes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1681-1683

  Klapper, W ^a   Moosig, F ^a   Sotnikova, A ^a   Qion, W ^a,b   Schroder J O ^a   Porwaresch, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 9644264112     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.016022     Document Type: Article

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