GnRH-I and GnRH-II have differential modulatory effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation and interleukin-2 receptor γ-chain mRNA expression in healthy males

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-110

  Tanriverdi, Fatih ^a,b   Gonzalez Martinez, D ^b   Hu, Y ^b   Kelestimur, F ^a   Bouloux, P M G ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GnRH I; GnRH II; IL 2; IL 2R; Mononuclear cell

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE 1; GONADOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE 2; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR GAMMA; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 25444446331     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02904.x     Document Type: Article

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