The mechanism of T cell dysfunction induced by Diethylstilbestrol
Estrogens have the ability to alter the immune system. Diethylstilbestrol (DES), asynthetic estrogen, is known to have estrogenic activity and induce thymic alterations.We investigated the mechanism by which DES is able to alter T cells and thus theimmune system. First, we studied the effect of DES...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2005
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1321 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2320&context=etd |