Immunological basis for the gender differences in murine Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection.

This study aimed to investigate the immunological mechanisms involved in the gender distinct incidence of paracoccidioidomycosis (pcm), an endemic systemic mycosis in Latin America, which is at least 10 times more frequent in men than in women. Then, we compared the immune response of male and femal...

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Main Authors: Camila Figueiredo Pinzan, Luciana Pereira Ruas, Anália Sulamita Casabona-Fortunato, Fernanda Caroline Carvalho, Maria-Cristina Roque-Barreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873977?pdf=render