EFfects of altered prenatal hormonal environment on expression of autoimmune disease in NZB/NZW mice

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1996, Pages 815-821

  Walker, Sara E ^a   Keisler, Lydia W ^b   Caldwell, C William ^b   Kier, Ann B ^c   Vom Saal, Frederick S ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; C57BL 6 mouse; Estradiol; Fetus; Longevity; NZB mouse; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; DNA ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONGEVITY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEW ZEALAND BLACK MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029759408     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s4815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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