Endocrine and immunological alterations during cancer processes

International Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 68-71

  Mussi, Chiara ^a,b   Crippa, Stefano ^a   Bonardi, Claudia ^a   Fontana, Alberto ^a   Caprotti, Roberto ^a   Uggeri, Franco ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Cortisol; Endocrine system; Immunodeficiency; Lymphocytopenia; Metastatic disease

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGED; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS;

EID: 33748124451     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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