Activation of neutrophils by testosterone in Behçet's disease

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4 SUPPL. 45, 2007, Pages

  Yavuz, Sule ^a,b   Ozilhan, Gozen ^a   Elbir, Yesim ^a   Tolunay, Aysin ^a   Eksioglu Demiralp, Emel ^a   Direskeneli, Haner ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Department of Rheumatology ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Beh et's disease; Neutrophil functions; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; AZATHIOPRINE; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD66B ANTIGEN; COLCHICINE; CYCLOSPORIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD16; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD66B; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; HIRSUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BEHCET SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEX FACTORS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 35448964403     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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