Gender differences in host defense mechanisms

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-113

  Cannon, Joseph G ^a   St Pierre, Barbara A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HORMONE; INTERLEUKIN 1;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CYTOKINES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE;

EID: 0030906644     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(96)00055-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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