Leukocyte Migration and Phagocytosis in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis

Overview

Journal Scand J Rheumatol

Publisher Informa Healthcare

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 1981 Jan 1

PMID 7323786

Citations 2

Authors

S Spisani

L Dovigo

V COLAMUSSI

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Abstract

Experiments "in vitro" have been performed to study the chemotactic and phagocytotic response of PMN in 9 patients suffering from progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS). Their granulocytes showed a normal behaviour in all of these functions, when compared with healthy volunteers as controls.

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