Oestrogen and Human T Lymphocytes: Presence of Specific Receptors in the T‐Suppressor/Cytotoxic Subset

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 345-350

  STIMSON, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; STEROID;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ADULT; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CYTOSOL; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, SUPPRESSOR-EFFECTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0023774948     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1988.tb01459.x     Document Type: Article

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