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Title:

Sex hormones and immunity to infection / Sabra L. Klein, Craig W. Roberts, editors.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

x, 319 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Gonadal Steroid Hormones--immunology.
Immunity.
Communicable Diseases.
Sex Characteristics.
Hormones, Sex.
Sex differences.
Immunity--Endocrine aspects.
Infection.
Autoimmune diseases.

Other Authors:

Klein, Sabra L.
Roberts, Craig W.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Sex differences in susceptibility to infection : an evolutionary perspective / Marlene Zuk and Andrew M. Stoehr -- Effects of sex steroids on innate and adaptive immunity / S. Ansar Ahmed, Ebru Karpuzoglu, and Deena Khan -- Sex steroid receptors in immune cells / Susan Kovats, Esther Carreras, and Hemant Agrawal -- Sex differences in susceptibility to viral infection / Sabra L. Klein and Sally Huber -- Sex differences in innate immune responses to bacterial pathogens / Jennifer A. Rettew, Ian Marriott, and Yvette M. Huet -- Sex hormones and regulation of host responses against parasites / James Alexander ... [et al.] -- Sex differences in parasitic infections : beyond the dogma of female-biased resistance / Galileo Escobedo, Marco A. De Le©Øon, and Jorge Morale-Montor -- Progesterone, pregnancy, and innate immunity / Julia Szekeres-Bartho and Beata Polgar -- Pregnancy and susceptibility to parasites / Fiona L. Henriquez, Fiona M. Menzies, and Craig W. Roberts -- Sex steroids and risk of female genital tract infection / Patti Gravitt and Khalil Ghanem -- Sex, pregnancy, and measles / Allison C. Brown and William J. Moss -- Epilogue : challenges for the future / Craig W. Roberts and Sabra L. Klein

ISBN:

3642021557 (e-ISBN)
9783642021558 (e-ISBN)
3642021549 (alk.paper)
9783642021541 (alk.paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)401153902

LCCN:

2009930390

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)