Immunologic sex differences and the female predominance in systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1978, Pages 849-852

  Inman, Robert D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0018223559     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780210718     Document Type: Article

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