Hypoxia. The role of hypoxia and HIF-dependent signalling events in rheumatoid arthritis.
An adequate supply of oxygen and nutrients is essential for survival and metabolism of cells, and consequentially for normal homeostasis. Alterations in tissue oxygen tension have been postulated to contribute to a number of pathologies, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in which the characterist...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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