Immunomodulatory function of seminal catecholamines may be an adaptation for reproduction

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 168-171

  Bazar, Kimberly A ^a   Yun, A Joon ^b   Lee, Patrick Y ^b  

^a San Mateo County Medical Center   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VASOPRESSIN;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DECIDUA; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; TH2 CELL; ZYGOTE;

DARWINIA;

EID: 3042846940     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.02.037     Document Type: Article

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