In vivo effects of sex steroids on lymphocyte responsiveness and immunoglobulin levels in humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1648-1657

  Giltay, E J ^a   Fonk, J C M ^a   Von Blomberg, B M E ^a   Drexhage, H A ^b   Schalkwijk, C ^a   Gooren, L J G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR3; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; CYTOKINE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 4; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE; THYROID PEROXIDASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0034457939     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.4.6562     Document Type: Article

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