Androgen-mediated modulation of macrophage function after trauma-hemorrhage: Central role of 5α-dihydrotestosterone

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 104-112

  Schneider, Christian P ^a   Schwacha, Martin G ^a   Samy, T S Anantha ^a   Bland, Kirby I ^a   Chaudry, Irshad H ^a,b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Gender; Immune dysfunction; Inflammation; Kupffer cells

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; FORMESTANE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; KUPFFER CELL; LAPAROTOMY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SPLEEN; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

EID: 0038309431     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00182.2003     Document Type: Article

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