Sex-related differences in tuberculin reaction, free and total testosterone concentrations in patients with autoimmune disorders and controls

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 911-916

  Dane, Şenol ^a   Timur, Handan ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Immunity; Sex; Testosterone; Tuberculin reaction

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TUBERCULIN TEST; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLLAGEN DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE; TUBERCULIN;

EID: 20044383610     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450590882190     Document Type: Article

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