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Synovial Membrane

Known as: synovial tissue, Membrana synovialis, Synovial stratum 
A layer of connective tissue that lines the cavities of joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae (fluid-filled sacs between tendons and bones). The… 
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Benign Synovial NeoplasmBlood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyChondroma

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JointsSerous Membranemembrane by function

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acids can be found in the synovium of some asymptomatic subjects.
OBJECTIVE The recent identification of antigens or nucleic acids of infectious agents in the joints of patients with reactive… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The role of nitric oxide in articular cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis.
It is increasingly appreciated that mediators typically associated with inflammatory arthritis, such as catabolic cytokines and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Constitutive intra-articular expression of human IL-1 beta following gene transfer to rabbit synovium produces all major pathologies of human rheumatoid arthritis.
To investigate the pathophysiologic effects of chronically elevated intra-articular levels of IL-1 beta, we used an ex vivo gene… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Monocyte migration to arthritis in the rat utilizes both CD11/CD18 and very late activation antigen 4 integrin mechanisms
In human and experimental models of arthritis, blood monocytes migrate into the inflamed synovium and joint space. The mechanisms… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Engagement of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules by superantigen induces inflammatory cytokine gene expression in human rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes
Cells in the rheumatoid synovium express high levels of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules in vivo. We… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Augmented interleukin-1 production and HLA-DR expression in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Possible involvement in joint destruction.
Potent interleukin-1 (IL-1) activity was detected in culture supernatants from synovium, obtained by arthroscopy, from rheumatoid… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Human synovium releases a factor which stimulates chondrocyte production of PGE and plasminogen activator
The mechanisms by which destruction of the tissues (cartilage, tendons, ligaments and bone) of joints affected by rheumatoid… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A specific collagenase from rabbit fibroblasts in monolayer culture.
1. Explants of rabbit skin and synovium in tissue culture secreted a specific collagenase into their culture media. Primary… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The pathogenesis of chronic inflammation in experimental antigen-induced arthritis. I. The role of antigen on the local immune response.
Using the model described by Dumonde and Glynn in which a chronic synovitis is induced by the intraarticular injection of antigen… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
Intra-articular surgery for degenerative arthritis of the knee. A report of the work of the late K. H. Pridie.
1. The technique of the intra-articular surgery employed by the late Mr K. H. Pridie for osteoarthritis of the knee is described… 
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