Influence of stage of the reproductive cycle and estradiol on thymus cell antigen presentation

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-87

  Wira, Charles R ^a   Fahey, John V ^a   Abrahams, Vikki M ^a,b   Rossoll, Richard M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen presentation; Reproductive immunology; Rodent; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OVALBUMIN; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORMONAL REGULATION; INCUBATION TIME; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CYCLE; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037224824     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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