The Immune System is a natural target for Estrogen action: Opposing effects of Estrogen in two prototypical Autoimmune Diseases.
Analogous to other physiological systems, the immune system also demonstrates remarkable sex differences. Although the reasons for sex differences in immune responses are not precisely understood, it potentially involves differences in: sex hormones (estrogens and androgens, and differential sex ho...
Main Authors: | Deena eKhan, S eAnsar Ahmed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00635/full |
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