Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection

by Sabra L. Klein and Craig Roberts

Book Overview

Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Infection: An Evolutionary Perspective.- Effects of Sex Steroids on Innate and Adaptive Immunity.- Sex Steroid Receptors in Immune Cells.- Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Viral Infection.- Sex Differences in Innate Immune Responses to Bacterial Pathogens.- Sex Hormones and Regulation of Host Responses Against Parasites.- Sex Differences in Parasitic Infections: Beyond the Dogma of Female-Biased Resistance.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642425518
• ISBN13: 9783642425516
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"