Sex differences in photoperiodic and stress-induced enhancement of immune function in Siberian hamsters

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 462-472

  Bilbo, Staci D ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0142216596     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1591(03)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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