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Bioavailable estradiol concentrations are elevated and predict mortality in septic patients: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Experimental studies demonstrate beneficial immunological and hemodynamic effects of estradiol in animal models of sepsis. This raises the question whether estradiol contributes to sex differences in the incidence and outcomes of sepsis in humans. Yet, total estradiol levels are elevated...

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Autores principales: Tsang, Greg, Insel, Michael B., Weis, Justin M., Morgan, Mary Anne M., Gough, Michael S., Frasier, Lauren M., Mack, Cynthia M., Doolin, Kathleen P., Graves, Brian T., Apostolakos, Michael J., Pietropaoli, Anthony P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27765072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1525-9