Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Klein, Sabra L. (Editor), Roberts, Craig (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: 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...