Glucocorticoids and the immune function in the human immunodeficiency virus infection: A study in hypercortisolemic and cortisol-resistant patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3260-3263

  Norbiato, Guido ^a   Bevilacqua, Maurizio ^a   Vago, Tarcisio ^a   Taddei, Alessandra ^a   Clerici, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOREGULATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CYTOKINES; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MONOCYTES; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REFERENCE VALUES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030921774     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.10.3260     Document Type: Article

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