An anti-inflammatory role for glucocorticoids in the ovaries?

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Hillier, S G ^a   Tetsuka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Gonadotrophins; Inflammation; Ovary; Ovulation; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLAMMATION; OOGENESIS; OVARY; OVULATION;

EID: 0032143884     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(98)00011-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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