Increased concentrations of nitrite in synovial fluid and serum samples suggest increased nitric oxide synthesis in rheumatic diseases.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on November 01, 1992

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A J Farrell1, D R Blake, R M Palmer, S Moncada

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1: Inflammation Research Group, London Hospital Medical College, Whitechapel, United Kingdom.

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