Predicting anti-arthritic drug effects in collagen-induced arthritis using short-term mechanistic models of collagen II immunity
Novel anti-arthritic drugs are often assessed in murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), which is a widely used pre-clinical model of rheumatoid arthritis. However, CIA studies are lengthy, development of arthritis is not synchronised and not all animals develop disease. Work conducted in this thes...
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Open University
2008
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494617 |