Sensitive to Infection but Strong in Defense—Female Sex and the Power of Oestradiol in the COVID-19 Pandemic

The incidence of SARS-CoV2 infections is around 15% higher in premenopausal women compared to age matched men, yet the fatality rate from COVID-19 is significantly higher in men than women for all age strata. Sex differences have also been observed in recent epidemics including severe acute respirat...

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Autores principales: Newson, Louise, Manyonda, Isaac, Lewis, Rebecca, Preissner, Robert, Preissner, Saskia, Seeland, Ute
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Global Women's Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8593953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34816207
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2021.651752

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8593953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34816207
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2021.651752

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