Sex differences in the expression of lupus-associated miRNAs in splenocytes from lupus-prone NZB/WF1 mice

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dai, Rujuan ^a   McReynolds, Savannah ^a   LeRoith, Tanya ^a   Heid, Bettina ^a   Liang, Zhihong ^b   Ahmed, Sattar Ansar ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Lupus; MicroRNA; NZB WF1; Sex differences; Splenocytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892915099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-4-19     Document Type: Article

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