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Figure 5

From: Female sex hormones mediate the allergic lung reaction by regulating the release of inflammatory mediators and the expression of lung E-selectin in rats

Figure 5

Involvment of estradiol and progesterone in total cells in peripheral blood (A) and in bone marrow (B) from Sham-OVx and OVx allergic rats. Estradiol (280 μg s.c., single dose) and progesterone (200 μg s.c., single dose) replacement was performed in OVx rats 24 h before the antigen challenge. Data are means ± SE from 5-8 experiments. ϕ P < 0.05 compared with the Sham-OVx allergic group; Δ P < 0.05 compared to the OVx group.

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Respiratory Research

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