| Literature DB >> 608298 |
Abstract
The evidence for an autoimmune mechanism in degenerative disk disease is derived from the presence of a cellular reaction using both the leukocyte-migration inhibition test as well as the lymphocyte transformation test. The associated inflammatory reaction is the basis of the clinical syndrome and the chronicity of sign and symptoms.Mesh:
Year: 1977 PMID: 608298 DOI: 10.1097/00003086-197711000-00007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res ISSN: 0009-921X Impact factor: 4.176