The intracellular progesterone receptor regulates CD4+ T cells and T cell-dependent antibody responses

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 369-375

  Hughes, Grant C ^a   Clark, Edward A ^a   Wong, Alan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Hormones; Pregnancy; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84874547148     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: 19383673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1012491     Document Type: Article

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