Modulation of the immune response by progesterone-induced lymphocyte factors

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 244-250

  Borel, I M ^a   Freire, S M ^b   Rivera, E ^b   Canellada, A ^b   Binaghi, R A ^b   Margni, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CYTOSOL; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SPLEEN;

EID: 0033063767     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1999.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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