Further support for a hypothesis on the reported offspring sex ratios of hepatitis B carriers

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-184

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

CONCEPTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERITABILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TESTOSTERONE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 79951947689     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.017     Document Type: Letter

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