Unique effect of the pregnancy hormone estriol on antigen-induced production of specific antibodies in female BALB/c mice

Steroids

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-298

  Ding, Jian ^a   Zhu, Bao Ting ^a  

^a Shimane University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antigens; B cells; Immune regulation

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MUS;

EID: 38649127870     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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