Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Klein, Sabra L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Roberts, Craig (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Endocrinology.; Biochemistry.; Evolutionary biology.; Microbiology.; Animal genetics.; Biomedicine.; Evolutionary Biology.; Animal Biochemistry.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.

Why sex matters Among human and nonhuman animals, the prevalence and intensity of infection typically is higher in males than females and may reflect differences in exposure as well as susceptibility to pathogens. Elevated immunity among females is a double-edged sword in which it is beneficial agai...