The Normal Synovium

This paper describes the structure and function of the normal synovium including the cellular content, nerve and vascular supply and how normal synovium maintains homeostasis within the joint. It is important to understand normal synovium before appreciating the changes that occur in the synovial membrane which leads to the pathology seen in inflammatory arthritides such as Rheumatoid Arthritis.

• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Open Rheumatology Journal

• Publication date

  2011-12-30

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.2174/1874312901105010100PMID 22279508PMCID 3263506
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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