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No evidence for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis in male humans
The observations that testosterone might be immunosuppressive, form the basis for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICHH). According to ICHH only high-quality individuals can maintain high levels of testosterone and afford the physiological cost of hormone-derived immunosuppression. The anim...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943526/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29743556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25694-0 |