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Prostaglandins and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, and complex inflammatory disease leading to bone and cartilage destruction, whose cause remains obscure. Accumulation of genetic susceptibility, environmental factors, and dysregulated immune responses are necessary for mounting this self-reacting disease. Inflamed joints are infiltrated by a heterogeneous population of cellular and soluble me...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-1984,2090-1992
DOI: 10.1155/2012/239310