Studies of the regulatory effects of the sex hormones on antibody formation and stem cell differentiation

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 1972, Pages 1098-1116

  Eidinger, David ^a   Garrett, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POVIDONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASTRATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GOOSE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE; TESTIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CASTRATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORTISONE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GEESE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; ORGAN WEIGHT; POVIDONE; SEX HORMONES; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TESTIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0015432040     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.136.5.1098     Document Type: Article

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