Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection (Record no. 111392)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9783642021558
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-3-642-02155-8
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QR180-189.5
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code MJCM
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Subject category code MED044000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 616.079
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Klein, Sabra L.
Relator term editor.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection
Medium [electronic resource] /
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Sabra L. Klein, Craig Roberts.
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-- Berlin, Heidelberg :
-- Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
-- 2010.
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Extent X, 319p. 2 illus.
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Formatted contents note 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 -- Progesterone, Pregnancy, and Innate Immunity -- Pregnancy and Susceptibility to Parasites -- Sex Steroids and Risk of Female Genital Tract Infection -- Sex, Pregnancy and Measles -- Epilogue: Challenges for the Future.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Why sex matters Among human and nonhuman animals, the prevalence and intensity of infection typically is higher in males than females and may reflect differences in exposure as well as susceptibility to pathogens. Elevated immunity among females is a double-edged sword in which it is beneficial against infectious diseases but is detrimental in terms of increased development of autoimmune diseases. The present book critically reviews the evolutionary origin and the functional mechanisms responsible for sexual dimorphism in response to infection. It emphasizes the value of examining responses in both males and females to improve our understanding about host-pathogen interactions in both sexes. The contributors are experts in their specific disciplines which range from microbiology and immunology to genetics, pathology, and evolutionary biology. The book aims at bringing insight to the treatment and management of infectious diseases; it delineates areas where knowledge is lacking and highlights future avenues of research.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Medicine.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Immunology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Endocrinology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biochemistry.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolution (Biology).
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Microbiology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Animal genetics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biomedicine.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Immunology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolutionary Biology.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Endocrinology.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Animal Biochemistry.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Animal Genetics and Genomics.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Microbiology.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Roberts, Craig.
Relator term editor.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9783642021541
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02155-8
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