| Literature DB >> 3662650 |
M Harreby1, B Danneskiold-Samsøe, J Kjer, M Lauritzen.
Abstract
The viscosity of plasma (PV) was investigated in 27 outpatients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria. The measurements showed a significantly raised PV in patients with RA (p less than 10(-5)) compared with a control group. There was a positive correlation between the PV and the blood erythrocyte sedimentation rate (B-ESR), and the increase in the PV is largely explained by increased concentrations of the plasma proteins, fibrinogen, and IgG.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID： 3662650 PMCID： PMC1002207 DOI： 10.1136/ard.46.8.601
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN： 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103