What are ago-antagonistic couples? Their role in normal and pathological situations. Therapeutical consequences

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Nunez, Emmanuel A ^a   Christeff, Névéna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Ago antagonistic couples; Androgens; Estrogens; Glucocorticoids; Paradoxical therapy; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GESTAGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; STEROID;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTINS; RATS; STRESS;

EID: 0030866758     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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