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Elevated 17β-Estradiol Protects Females from Influenza A Virus Pathogenesis by Suppressing Inflammatory Responses

Studies of the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic, the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic illustrate that sex and pregnancy contribute to severe outcome from infection, suggesting a role for sex steroids. To test the hypothesis that the sexes respond differently to influenza, the pa...

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Autores principales: Robinson, Dionne P., Lorenzo, Maria E., Jian, William, Klein, Sabra L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002149