Interferon-related and other immune genes are downregulated in peripheral blood leukocytes in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2501-2504

  Dosiou, Chrysoula ^a   Lathi, Ruth B ^b   Tulac, Suzana ^b   Huang, S T Joseph ^b   Giudice, Linda C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREGULATION; LEUKOCYTE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TH1 CELL;

ADULT; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERFERONS; LEUKOCYTES; LUTEAL PHASE; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 2442530497     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031647     Document Type: Article

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