Primary cultures of human synovial macrophages metabolize androgens

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 784, Issue , 1996, Pages 534-541

  Cutolo, Maurizio ^a   Villaggio, Barbara ^a   Barone, Antonella ^a   Sulli, Alberto ^a   Accardo, Silvano ^a   Granata, Orazia M ^b,c   Castagnetta, Luigi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0029992194     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb16277.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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