Correlation between serum E-selectin levels and panoramic nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis
E-selectin is expressed by the activated endothelium and its plasma levels are increased in patients with systemic sclerosis. Eighteen patients fulfilling the American Rheumatism Association criteria for systemic sclerosis, 15 females and 3 males, 42-70 years old, 9 with diffuse and 9 with limited f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900018 |