| Literature DB >> 109054 |
A C Kennedy, K Boddy, E D Williams, A T Elliott, I Harvey, I Holloway, J K Haywood.
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Thirty-two female patients with rheumatoid arthritis were divided into 3 groups and treated for 6 months with prednisolone, depot tetracosactrin, or indomethacin. Their whole body content of calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen was measured before and after 3 and 6 months' treatment by in-vivo neutron activation analysis. No significant changes in these body elements were observed as a result of the treatments. The average amounts of calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen were lower than normal in these patients, a finding consistent with the frequent observation of osteoporosis and muscle wasting in rheumatoid arthritis.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID： 109054 PMCID： PMC1000337 DOI： 10.1136/ard.38.2.137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN： 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103