Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2010. |
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Table of Contents:
- Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Infection: An Evolutionary Perspective
- Effects of Sex Steroids on Innate and Adaptive Immunity
- Sex Steroid Receptors in Immune Cells
- Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Viral Infection
- Sex Differences in Innate Immune Responses to Bacterial Pathogens
- Sex Hormones and Regulation of Host Responses Against Parasites
- Sex Differences in Parasitic Infections: Beyond the Dogma of Female-Biased Resistance
- Progesterone, Pregnancy, and Innate Immunity
- Pregnancy and Susceptibility to Parasites
- Sex Steroids and Risk of Female Genital Tract Infection
- Sex, Pregnancy and Measles
- Epilogue: Challenges for the Future.