Progesterone receptor in chicken bursa of Fabricius and thymus: Evidence for expression in B-lymphocytes

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 119-128

  Pasanen, Susanna ^a   Ylikomi, Timo ^a,b   Palojoki, Eeva ^c   Syvälä, Heimo ^d   Pelto Huikko, Markku ^a,b   Tuohimaa, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Chicken bursa of Fabricius; Chicken thymus; Progesterone receptor; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BURSA FABRICII; CHICKEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CHICKENS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROPHAGES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLASMA CELLS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0032565924     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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