Perimenstrual alterations in type-1/type-2 cytokine balance of normal women

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-228

  Agarwal, Sandeep K ^a   Marshall Jr , Gailen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032845174     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62644-0     Document Type: Article

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