The immuno-endocrine system: Hormones, receptors and endocrine function of immune cells. the packed-transport theory

Advances in Neuroimmune Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-85

  Csaba, G ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

hormone content; hormone synthesis; hormone transport; Immune cells; local effects

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ENDORPHIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; LEPTIN; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SEROTONIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN; TRIIODOTHYRONINE DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRESS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GRANULOCYTE; HELPER CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79955762447     PISSN: 1878948X     EISSN: 18789498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NIB-2011-007     Document Type: Article

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