Gonadal hormones influence the immune response to PLP 139-151 and the clinical course of relapsing experimental autoimmmune encephalomyelitis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-130

  Bebo Jr , Bruce F ^a,b   Zelinka Vincent, Edy ^b   Adamus, Grazyna ^c   Amundson, Drake ^c   Vandenbark, Arthur A ^a,b   Offner, Halina ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RS Dow Neurological Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Orchidectomy; Relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; SEX HORMONE;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

EID: 0032522101     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00214-2     Document Type: Article

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