Gender and sex hormones influence the response to trauma and sepsis - Potential therapeutic approaches

Clinics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 479-488

  Angele, Martin K ^a   Frantz, Markus C ^b   Chaudry, Irshad H ^c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Center for Surgical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Hemorrhagic shock; Immune depression; Immunmodulation; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750402415     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322006000500017     Document Type: Review

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