Essential Role for Estrogen in Protection against Vibrio vulnificus-Induced Endotoxic Shock

Little is known about the underlying mechanisms that result in a sexually dimorphic response to Vibrio vulnificus endotoxic shock. V. vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium, considered one of the most invasive and rapidly fatal human pathogens known. However, 85% of individuals that develop endotox...

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Main Authors: Merkel, Sandra M., Alexander, Sarah, Zufall, Eric, Oliver, James D., Huet-Hudson, Yvette M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
Subjects:
Molecular Pathogenesis
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC98741/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11553550
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.10.6119-6122.2001
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