Role of beta-endorphin in the modulation of immune responses: Perspectives in autoimmune diseases

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 493, Issue , 2001, Pages 137-142

  Sacerdote, P ^a   Gaspani, L ^a   Panerai, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CONCANAVALIN A; CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; LYMPHOTOXIN; NALOXONE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CYTOKINES; GRAFT REJECTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035676255     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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