The Role of Fc gamma Receptors and Mast Cell Chymase in Autoimmune Arthritis
In autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), self-reactive antibodies are present at high levels, which contributes to disease pathogenesis. The antibodies mediate their effect predominantly by binding to Fc gamma receptors (FcγR) on various leukocytes, such as monocytes, macrophages an...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-98921 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7446-1 |