Histological evidence that infliximab treatment leads to downregulation of inflammation and tissue remodelling of the synovial membrane in spondyloarthropathy.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on September 23, 2004

Authors

E Kruithof1, D Baeten, F Van den Bosch, H Mielants, E M Veys, F De Keyser

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium. elli.kruithof@UGent.be

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