Murine Thymic Androgen Receptors

Studies in mice indicate that sex hormones influence the immune system. In general females are more iwunocompetent than males and the administration of androgens can suppress antibody formation in females. New Zealand Black (NZB) mice manifest a lack of sex difference in the production of certain autoantibodies and the failure of androgen administration to suppress these antibody levels. To further analyze this phenomenon, androgen receptors...