Thymic atrophy via estrogen-induced apoptosis is related to Fas/FasL pathway

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-221

  Yao, Genhong ^a   Hou, Yayi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atrophy; Estrogen; Fas FasL; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMUS ATROPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; ATROPHY; ESTRADIOL; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 1542362472     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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