Osteoclast activity in ankylosing spondylitis patients before and after TNF-blocking therapy
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease of the axial skeleton. The major outcome of this disease is defined by new bone formation, commonly observed in the ligaments of the intervertebral joints, that can lead to the formation of bony spurs, known as syndesmophytes. P...
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Formato: | masterThesis |
Idioma: | eng |
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2014
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Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/13804 |
País: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:run.unl.pt:10362/13804 |