Parasitic infection as a potential therapeutic tool against rheumatoid arthritis (Review)
- Authors:
- Shadike Apaer
- Tuerhongjiang Tuxun
- Hai‑Zhang Ma
- Heng Zhang
- Amina Aierken
- Abudusalamu Aini
- Yu‑Peng Li
- Ren‑Yong Lin
- Hao Wen
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Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Major Diseases Research and Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Echinococcosis, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China, Department of Ultrasonography, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China - Published online on: September 5, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3660
- Pages: 2359-2366
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