Estrogen receptors in immunity and autoimmunity

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-73

  Cunningham, Melissa ^a   Gilkeson, Gary ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Estrogen receptors; Gender prevalence

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DENDRITIC CELLS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGES; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 79951681964     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-010-8203-5     Document Type: Article

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