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The synovial fluid hyaluronic acid in rheumatoid arthritis

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The intrinsic viscosity of hyaluronic acid in synovial fluid decreases significatively in mild and severe arthritis (24% and 37% respectively). Variation in hyaluronic acid concentration parallels the above results. Chondroitin-6-sulfate can be detected in about 30% of the arthritic fluids.

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  1. Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, M.T. de Alvear 2142, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    J. A. Kofoed (Member of the Carrera del Investigador Científico del CONICET (Rep. Argentina) & Ana C. Barceló

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This work was partially supported by the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina.

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Kofoed, J.A., Barceló, A.C. The synovial fluid hyaluronic acid in rheumatoid arthritis. Experientia 34, 1545–1546 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034662

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