Regulation of adrenocortical function by cytokines - Relevance for immune-endocrine interaction

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 416-420

  Marx, C ^a   Ehrhart Bornstein, M ^a,c   Scherbaum, W A ^b   Bornstein, S R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Cytokines; Endocrine; HPA Axis; Immune; Interaction

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS;

EID: 0031781550     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978907     Document Type: Article

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