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[Histogenic characterization of the cells forming RA pannus].
Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 Jan 2005
Longato Lorena, Anania Antonio, Calosso Liliana, Corino Daniele, Tarocco Renzo P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This work aims to clarify the histogenesis of the cells forming RA pannus: the pannocytes. METHODS: 15 patients with seropositive RA; 5 controls with post-traumatic knee effusion and 5 with OA knee effusion were included in the study. Synovial tissues and fluids, collected during diagnostic arthrocentesis, were used as a source of cells to be cultured. Viable staining and cytocentrifugation were...
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