A Case-Control Study of Paracoccidioidomycosis in Women: The Hormonal Protection Revisited

Clinical observations have long suggested that women are protected against paracoccidioidomycosis. 17β-estradiol, the main female estrogen, inhibits conidia-to-yeast transformation (C-to-Y), which is required for the infection establishment. However, experiments in murine models have yielded conflic...

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Autores principales: de Brito, Tereza Graciano Nascimento, Taborda, Mariane, Provenci, Bruna, Costa, André Nathan, Benard, Gil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8398402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436194
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7080655

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8398402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436194
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7080655

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