Asthma and sex hormones

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-20

  Balzano, G ^a   Fuschillo, S ^a   Melillo, G ^a   Bonini, S ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Menopause; Menstrual cycle; Pregnancy; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

AGE; ASTHMA; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035141995     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00128.x     Document Type: Review

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