Increased prevalence of autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus, in women compared to men is believed to be related to estrogen enhancement of humoral immunity.

Authors

• Person: Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF Organization: National Center for Biotechnology Information
  The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH

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• The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF · National Center for Biotechnology Information via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• estrogen concept
• rheumatoid arthritis concept
• humoral immunity concept
• systemic lupus erythematosus concept