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Functional characterization of adherent synovial fluid cells in rheumatoid arthritis: destructive potential in vitro and in vivo.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 2003
Neidhart Michel, Seemayer Christian A, Hummel Klaus M, Michel Beat A, Gay Renate E, Gay Steffen
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the morphologic and immunologic features of adherent synovial fluid cells derived from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to explore their potential function in vitro and in vivo by focusing on cartilage destruction. METHODS: Synovial fluid adherent cells obtained from patients with RA and from control subjects were characterized by immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and...
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