Sex differences in immunocompetence differ between two Peromyscus species

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 42-2, 1997, Pages

  Klein, Sabra L ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer mice; Endocrine immune interactions; Sex steroids; Splenocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICETIDAE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPLEEN CELL;

PEROMYSCUS;

EID: 0030766301     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.2.r655     Document Type: Article

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