These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.
Pubmed for Handhelds
PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS
Search MEDLINE/PubMed
Title: Arthritis of rats and mice: implications for man. Author: Cassell GH, Davis JK, Lindsey JR, Cole BC, Hartley MW. Journal: Isr J Med Sci; 1981 Jul; 17(7):608-15. PubMed ID: 7287401. Abstract: Numerous attempts to implicate mycoplasmas in rheumatoid arthritis of man have resulted in complete failures or inconsistent results. The striking similarity of rheumatoid arthritis to a number of chronic mycoplasmal arthritides in animals, and new information on the pathophysiology of mycoplasmas and their complex interplay with the immunological apparatus of the host, suggest that the search for mycoplasmas in human disease should not be abandoned. Furthermore, increasing knowledge of mycoplasmal arthritis in animals emphasizes possible serious deficiencies of past studies in man.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]