TY - BOOK AU - Klein,Sabra L. AU - Roberts,Craig W. TI - Sex hormones and immunity to infection SN - 9783642021541 (alk.paper) U1 - 612.015 PY - 2010/// CY - Heidelberg, New York PB - Springer KW - Hormones, Sex KW - Sex differences KW - Immunity KW - Endocrine aspects KW - Infection KW - Autoimmune diseases KW - Gonadal Steroid Hormones KW - immunology KW - Communicable Diseases KW - Sex Characteristics KW - Geschlechtsunterschied KW - swd KW - Immunreaktion KW - Infektion KW - Sexualhormon KW - Aufsatzsammlung N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 León, 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 UR - http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018731559&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA ER -