DBA/1 mice expressing the human TNF-alpha transgene develop a severe, erosive arthritis: characterization of the cytokine cascade and cellular composition.
Arthritis spontaneously develops in mice expressing a human TNF-alpha transgene modified with the 3' untranslated region of beta-globin. We have backcrossed these mice onto the arthritis-susceptible DBA/1 background and found an acceleration of the onset of arthritis with successive generations...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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