Hormonal regulation of uterine macrophages

Developmental Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 105-110

  Hunt, Joan S ^a   Miller, Lance ^a   Platt, Jeralyn Sue ^a  

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

Author keywords

Estrogen; Interferon ; Macrophage; Mouse; Nitric oxide; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

CELL MIGRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; UTERUS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031706075     PISSN: 10446672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/87527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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