Effects of sex steroids on immunoglobulin M production by Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-cell line SKW6-CL4

Journal of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 329-335

  Mori, Hidehiro ^a   Sawairi, Miho ^a   Itoh, Naoki ^a   Hanabayashi, Takahiro ^a   Tamaya, Teruhiko ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

B cell differentiation; estradiol; interleukin 6; progesterone; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN-6; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYMIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0025750795     PISSN: 07407769     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01133023     Document Type: Article

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