A progesterone-dependent immunomodulatory protein alters the Th1/Th2 balance

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 81-95

  Szekeres Bartho, Julia ^a   Wegmann, T G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Immunomodulatory protein; Mouse pregnancy; Th1 Th2 balance

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOCKING FACTOR; CELL SUSPENSION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0030221341     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0378(96)00964-3     Document Type: Article

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