Relationship between sex steroid hormone levels and CD4 lymphocytes in HIV infected men

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-136

  Christeff, N ^a   Lortholary, O ^b   Casassus, P ^b   Thobie, N ^a   Veyssier, P ^c   Torri, O ^c   Giullevin, L ^b   Nunez, E A ^a,d  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Compiegne   (France)

^d Lab de Biochimie Endocrinienne   (France)

Author keywords

Androgens; DHEA sulfate; HIV infection; Immune function

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029914367     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211434     Document Type: Article

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