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Comment
. 2006 Nov;3(11):e511.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030511.

Spinal delivery of p38: TNF-alpha inhibitors

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Spinal delivery of p38: TNF-alpha inhibitors

Edward Tobinick. PLoS Med. 2006 Nov.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author has pending and issued US and international patents, including US patents 6,015,557; 6,982,089; and others, which describe methods of perispinal administration of etanercept. The author also owns stock in Amgen.

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