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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 3 as a mediator of fibrosis: Overexpression in systemic sclerosis and the type 1 tight-skin mouse

  1. Voon H. Ong,
  2. Lowri A. Evans,
  3. Xu Shiwen,
  4. Ivan B. Fisher,
  5. Vineeth Rajkumar,
  6. David J. Abraham,
  7. Carol M. Black,
  8. Christopher P. Denton*

Article first published online: 2 JUL 2003

DOI: 10.1002/art.11164

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 48, Issue 7, pages 1979–1991, July 2003

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Ong, V. H., Evans, L. A., Shiwen, X., Fisher, I. B., Rajkumar, V., Abraham, D. J., Black, C. M. and Denton, C. P. (2003), Monocyte chemoattractant protein 3 as a mediator of fibrosis: Overexpression in systemic sclerosis and the type 1 tight-skin mouse. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 48: 1979–1991. doi: 10.1002/art.11164

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  1. Royal Free Hospital and University College Medical School, London, UK

*Centre for Rheumatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 JUL 2003
  2. Article first published online: 2 JUL 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 MAR 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 DEC 2002

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  • The Wellcome Trust
  • The Arthritis Research Campaign (UK)
  • The Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association (UK)

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