Immune-endocrine interactions in the mammalian adrenal gland: Facts and hypotheses

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 183, Issue , 1998, Pages 143-184

  Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a   Mazzocchi, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical growth regulation; Adrenocortical pathophysiology; Interferons; Interleukins; Steroidogenesis regulation; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; CHROMAFFIN CELL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031880644     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60144-8     Document Type: Review

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