Sex and COVID-19: A Protective Role for Reproductive Steroids

Evidence shows coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced symptom severity and mortality is more frequent in men than in women, suggesting sex steroids may play a protective role. Female reproductive steroids, estrogen and progesterone, and its metabolite allopregnanolone, are anti-inflammatory, re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pinna, Graziano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
Materias:
Science & Society
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33229187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2020.11.004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33229187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2020.11.004

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