Effects of the Sex Ratio and Socioeconomic Deprivation on Male Mortality
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DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1635929
Abstract: We explored relationships between male mortality and the sex ratio. (We tested relationships across 142 societies and in longitudinal data from Scotland. A male-biased sex ratio was associated with reduced mortality by intentional self-harm across… read more here.
Keywords: sex; sex ratio; male mortality; effects sex ... See more keywords
Effects of sex and APOE ε4 genotype on brain mitochondrial high-energy phosphates in midlife individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease: A 31Phosphorus MR spectroscopy study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281302
Abstract: Age, female sex, and APOE epsilon 4 (APOE4) genotype are the three greatest risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The convergence of these risks creates a hypometabolic AD-risk profile unique to women, which may… read more here.
Keywords: effects sex; spectroscopy; risk; pcr ... See more keywords
Effects of sex steroids on thymic epithelium and thymocyte development
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.975858
Abstract: Sex steroid hormones have major effects on the thymus. Age-related increases in androgens and estrogens and pregnancy-induced increases in progestins all cause dramatic thymic atrophy. Atrophy can also be induced by treatment with exogenous sex… read more here.
Keywords: effects sex; development; steroid signaling; sex ... See more keywords
Effects of Sex Steroids on Fish Leukocytes
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DOI: 10.3390/biology7010009
Abstract: In vertebrates, in addition to their classically reproductive functions, steroids regulate the immune system. This action is possible mainly due to the presence of steroid receptors in the different immune cell types. Much evidence suggests… read more here.
Keywords: system; system fish; immune system; fish leukocytes ... See more keywords