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Research Article

Muscle Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Ultrastructural Study

Luigi De Palma, Claudio Chillemi, Stefano Albanelli, Stefano Rapali, Carlo Bertoni-Freddari Department of Orthopedics, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Neurobiology of Aging Laboratory, INRCA Research Department, Ancona, Italy
Pages 151-156 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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