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BL
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723901
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b543618
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G.A.W. Rook and S. Lightman, eds.
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| Title & Author
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Steroid hormones and the T-cell cytokine profile\ G.A.W. Rook and S. Lightman, eds.
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| Publication Statement
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London ; New York: Springer, ©1997.
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(xi, 227 pages) : illustrations
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| ISBN
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1447109317
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: 9781447109310
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| Contents
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Mechanisms of action of cytokines on the central nervous system. Interaction with glucocorticoids --;Signals from the hypothalamus to the pituitary during chronic immune responses --;Role of the innervation of lymphoid tissue in the regulation of the Th1/Th2 dichotomy --;Modulation of glucocorticoid activity by metabolism of steroids in non-lymphoid organs --;Microenvironmental control of glucocorticoid functions in immune regulation --;Immunological consequences of inhibiting DHEA sulfatase in vivo Corticosterone and the HPA axis in autoimmune disease --;Glucocorticoid regulation of Nramp1 in host resistance to mycobacteria --;Human and murine tuberculosis as models for immuno-endocrine interactions.
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An analysis of steroid hormones and the T-cell cytokine profile. It includes sections on topics such as the mechanisms of action of cytokines on the central nervous system and the modulation of glucocorticoid activity by metabolism of steroids in non-lymphoid organs.
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Cytokines.
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Glucocorticoids -- Immunology.
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T cells.
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| LC Classification
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QP572.G54G397 1997
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G A W Rook
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Stafford L Lightman
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