Sex hormones and leflunomide treatment of human macrophage cultures: Effects on apoptosis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-232

  Montagna, Paola ^a   Brizzolara, Renata ^a   Soldano, Stefano ^a   Pizzorni, Carmen ^a   Sulli, Alberto ^a   Cutolo, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Leflunomide; Macrophages; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

FAS LIGAND; LEFLUNOMIDE; SEX HORMONE; TERIFLUNOMIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UPREGULATION;

EID: 74549186955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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