Women and autoimmune diseases with cardiovascular manifestations;Frauen und autoimmunerkrankungen mit vaskulärer und (peri)kardialer beteiligung

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Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 522-526

  Portig, Irene ^a   Sandmöller, Andrea ^a   Pankuweit, Sabine ^a   Maisch, Bernhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Lupus erythematosus; Vasculitis; Women

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 25444523467     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-005-2713-6     Document Type: Article

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