Gender differences in some host defense mechanisms

Lupus

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 380-383

  Spitzer, J A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gender dimorphism; Immune response; LPS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKINE INDUCED NEUTROPHIL CHEMOATTRACTANT; ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032795929     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096120339900800510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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