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Synovial fibroblasts integrate inflammatory and neuroendocrine stimuli to drive rheumatoid arthritis

EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY (2015)

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EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages 1069-1071

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

DOI: 10.1586/1744666X.2015.1066674

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catecholamines; cytokines; sympathetic nervous system; synovial fibroblasts; TNF

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