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Science 18 January 1985:
Vol. 227. no. 4684, pp. 257 - 261
DOI: 10.1126/science.3871252
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Science, Vol 227, Issue 4684, 257-261
Copyright © 1985 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Interactions between the gonadal steroids and the immune system

CJ Grossman

The immune system is regulated by the gonadal steroids estrogen, androgen, and progesterone, but the circulating levels of these steroids can also be affected by immune system function. Such interactions appear to be mediated through the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal-thymic axis and depend on pituitary luteinizing hormone released by thymic factors under the control of the gonadal steroids.


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