17β-estradiol expands IgA-producing B cells in mice deficient for the μ chain

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-17

  Lagerquist, M K ^a   Erlandsson, M C ^a   Islander, U ^a   Svensson, L ^b   Holmdahl, R ^b   Carlsten, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; ESTRADIOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HEAVY CHAIN; INFLAMMATION; INVOLUTION; LYMPHOPOIESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; THYMUS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS;

EID: 36749043215     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.02027.x     Document Type: Article

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