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Adaptive immunity to rhinoviruses: sex and age matter

BACKGROUND: Rhinoviruses (RV) are key triggers in acute asthma exacerbations. Previous studies suggest that men suffer from infectious diseases more frequently and with greater severity than women. Additionally, the immune response to most infections and vaccinations decreases with age. Most immune...

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Autores principales: Carroll , Melanie L, Yerkovich , Stephanie T, Pritchard , Antonia L, Davies , Janet M, Upham, John W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21194432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-184

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