Opposing effects of glucocorticoids on the rate of apoptosis in neutrophilic and eosinophilic granulocytes

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4422-4428

  Meagher, Laura C ^a   Cousin, Joanne M ^a   Seckl, Jonathan R ^b   Haslett, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; MIFEPRISTONE;

ALLERGY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY;

APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; EOSINOPHILS; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUTROPHILS; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 0029972142     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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