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Role of female sex hormones, estradiol and progesterone, in mast cell behavior

Female sex hormones have long been suspected to have an effect on mast cell (MC) behavior. This assumption is based on the expression of hormone receptors in MCs as well as on the fact that many MC-related pathophysiological alterations have a different prevalence in females than in males. Further,...

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Autores principales: Zierau, Oliver, Zenclussen, Ana C., Jensen, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22723800
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00169