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Sex hormones and immunity to infection
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Sex hormones and immunity to infection

Author: Sabra L Klein; Craig W Roberts
Publisher: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book critically reviews the evolutionary origin and the functional mechanisms responsible for sexual dimorphism in response to infection. It delineates areas where knowledge is lacking and  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Sabra L Klein; Craig W Roberts
ISBN: 9783642021541 3642021549 9783642021558 3642021557
OCLC Number: 401153902
Description: x, 319 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Sex differences in susceptibility to infection : an evolutionary perspective / Marlene Zuk and Andrew M. Stoehr --
Effects of sex steroids on innate and adaptive immunity / S. Ansar Ahmed, Ebru Karpuzoglu, and Deena Khan --
Sex steroid receptors in immune cells / Susan Kovats, Esther Carreras, and Hemant Agrawal --
Sex differences in susceptibility to viral infection / Sabra L. Klein and Sally Huber --
Sex differences in innate immune responses to bacterial pathogens / Jennifer A. Rettew, Ian Marriott, and Yvette M. Huet --
Sex hormones and regulation of host responses against parasites / James Alexander ... [et al.] --
Sex differences in parasitic infections : beyond the dogma of female-biased resistance / Galileo Escobedo, Marco A. De León, and Jorge Morale-Montor --
Progesterone, pregnancy, and innate immunity / Julia Szekeres-Bartho and Beata Polgar --
Pregnancy and susceptibility to parasites / Fiona L. Henriquez, Fiona M. Menzies, and Craig W. Roberts --
Sex steroids and risk of female genital tract infection / Patti Gravitt and Khalil Ghanem --
Sex, pregnancy, and measles / Allison C. Brown and William J. Moss --
Epilogue : challenges for the future / Craig W. Roberts and Sabra L. Klein.
Responsibility: Sabra L. Klein, Craig W. Roberts, editors.

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