Women infected with parasite Toxoplasma have more sons

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-127

  Kankova S ^a   Sulc J ^b   Nouzova K ^c   Fajfrlik K ^a   Frynta, D ^a   Flegr, J ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Centre of Reproductive Medicine   (Czech Republic)

^c Gyncentrum   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Human sex ratio; Immunosuppression; Manipulation hypothesis; Secondary sex ratio; Trivers Willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; EMBRYO; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABORTION; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARASITE VIRULENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX RATIO; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33846314769     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0166-2     Document Type: Article

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