Progesterone-induced immunosuppression is not mediated through the progesterone receptor

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 980-985

  Schust, D J ^a,b   Anderson, D J ^a   Hill, J A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SGMB   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Immunosuppression; Progesterone; Receptor

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0029933912     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019335     Document Type: Article

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