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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |