Expression of oestrogen and progesterone receptors by mast cells alone, but not lymphocytes, macrophages or other immune cells in human upper airways

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-211

  Zhao, X J ^a,b   McKerr, G ^a   Dong, Z ^b   Higgins, C A ^a   Carson, J ^c   Yang, Z Q ^b   Hannigan, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nasal cell; Nasal polyposis; Oesrrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FORMALDEHYDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MAST CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NOSE POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035094237     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.3.205     Document Type: Article

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