17β-estradiol modulates the viability, phenotype, endocytosis, and inflammatory cytokine expression of RAW264.7 macrophages
17β-estradiol (E2) is a female sex steroid hormone and exerts a pivotal role not only in female pregnancy but also in organ immune responses. Macrophages, as a kind of antigen-presenting cells, play an important influence on the cellular and humoral immune responses and also express the E2 receptor....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X16638667 |