Effects of gonadectomy and pain on interferon-γ production in splenocytes of male and female rats

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 266-272

  Aloisi, A M ^a   Muscettola, M ^b   Lupo, C ^a  

^a Institute of Human Physiology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Formalin test; Gonadal hormones; Immunity; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GONADECTOMY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0035166078     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brbi.2000.0600     Document Type: Article

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