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Time to get ill: the intersection of viral infections, sex, and the X chromosome
Females have more robust immune responses than males, and viral infections are more severe for males. Hormones and genetic sex, namely the X chromosome, influence sex differences with immune responses. Here, we review recent findings underlying sexual dimorphism of disease susceptibility for two pre...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33073073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cophys.2020.09.015 |