A comparison of modulation of proliferation of thymocyte by testosterone, dehydroisoandrosterone and androstenedione in vitro

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-265

  Yao, G ^a   Shang, Xuejun J ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NANJING MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Dehydroisoandrosterone; Proliferation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CONCANAVALIN A; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYMOCYTE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RATS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TESTOSTERONE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 79961148292     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850190924115     Document Type: Article

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