Female steroid hormones regulate production of pro-inflammatory molecules in uterine leukocytes

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-99

  Hunt, Joan S ^a   Miller, Lance ^a   Roby, Katherine F ^a   Huang, Jian ^a   Platt, J Sue ^a   Debrot, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Leukocytes; Macrophages; Mast cells; Mouse; Natural killer cells; Steroid hormones; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS;

EID: 0030727878     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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