Transferrin iron uptake by human synovium.
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- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 36 (5) , 474-475
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.36.5.474
Abstract
55Fe-labelled transferrin was injected into the synovial fluid before synovectomy in 6 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The results show that transferrin iron is taken up by synovial macrophages.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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