Effects of estrogen on interleukin-6 production in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 743-745

  Kawasaki, T ^a   Ushiyama, T ^a   Inoue, K ^a   Hukuda, S ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibroblast like synoviocytes; Interleukin 6; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0033645437     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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