Monocyte activation, but not granulocyte activation, is inhibited in the presence of developing ovarian follicles

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-32

  Faas, M M ^a   Moes, H ^a   van der Schaaf, G ^a   Heineman, M J ^a   de Vos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Endotoxin; Granulocytes; Inflammation; Monocytes; Ovaries

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; ENDOTOXIN; ESTRADIOL; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UROFOLLITROPIN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; GRANULOCYTE; GRANULOCYTE FUNCTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; JUGULAR VEIN; KIDNEY; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD11A; ANTIGENS, CD11B; CELL COMMUNICATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; INTEGRIN ALPHA4BETA1; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MONOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 33646500768     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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