Sex and inflammation in respiratory diseases: A clinical viewpoint

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Casimir, Georges J ^a,c   Lefèvre, Nicolas ^a,b   Corazza, Francis ^b   Duchateau, Jean ^c  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Hormones; Respiratory inflammation; Sex; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892711979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-4-16     Document Type: Review

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