Influence of alcohol and gender on immune response

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-263

  Kovacs, Elizabeth J ^a   Messingham, Kelly A N ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverage; Alcoholic liver disorder; Chronic AODE (alcohol and other drug effects); Cytokines; Estrogens; Gender differences; Hormones; Immune response; Literature review; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; CYTOKINES; ESTROGENS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0042351176     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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