Testicular macrophages and inflammation

Andrologia

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 308-310

  Hedger, M P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Inflammation; Macrophages; Steroidogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; ORCHITIS; RATS; TESTIS;

EID: 0032855071     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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