Glucocorticoids and interferon-α in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2601-2606

  Norbiato, Guido ^a   Bevilacqua, Maurizio ^a   Vago, Tarcisio ^a   Clerici, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029978513     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.7.2601     Document Type: Article

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