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Original Article

Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Autoantibodies and NGF in the Synovial Fluid: Implications in Spondylarthropathies

Eleni Dicou INSERM U298, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, Paris, France
,
Serge Perrot Service de Rhumatologie A, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France
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Charles J. Menkes Service de Rhumatologie A, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France
,
Charles Masson Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, Paris, France
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Veronique Nerriere INSERM U298, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, Paris, France
Pages 1-9 | Received 12 Jan 1996, Accepted 29 Apr 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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