Age-Associated Changes in Estrogen Receptor Ratios Correlate with Increased Female Susceptibility to Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis
Sexual bias is a hallmark in various diseases. This review evaluates sexual dimorphism in clinical and experimental coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) myocarditis, and how sex bias in the experimental disease changes with increased age. Coxsackieviruses are major causes of viral myocarditis, an inflammation o...
Main Authors: | Andreas Koenig, Iwona Buskiewicz, Sally A. Huber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01585/full |
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