Effects of cyclic versus sustained estrogen administration on peripheral immune functions in ovariectomized mice

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 274-281

  Li, Jing ^a   McMurray, Robert W ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Fluctuation; Immunity; Tonic

Indexed keywords

CD45 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; DINITROPHENYL ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IMMUNOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; SPLEEN; UTERUS;

EID: 77951241292     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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