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Gender influences herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in normal and gamma interferon-mutant mice.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2001
Han X, Lundberg P, Tanamachi B, Openshaw H, Longmate J, Cantin E
Abstract excerpt
Gender influences the incidence and severity of some bacterial and viral infections and autoimmune diseases in animal models and humans. To determine a gender-based difference, comparisons were made between male and female mice inoculated with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) by the corneal route. Mortality was higher in the male mice of the three strains tested: 129/Sv//Ev wild type, gamma interferon...
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