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Sex difference in susceptibility of mice to pneumococcus

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L'injection deDiplococcus pneumoniae (type 12) par voie intrapéritonéale à des souris albinos provoque un taux de mortalité significativement plus élevé chez les mâles que chez les femelles. Ce fait pourrait servir de modèle à l'étude des différences sexuelles dans la résistance à l'infection.

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  1. Department of Physiology and Medical Microbiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 333 West 10th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    H. S. Weiss, Betty Angrick, F. Pitt & N. L. Somerson

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Weiss, H.S., Angrick, B., Pitt, F. et al. Sex difference in susceptibility of mice to pneumococcus. Experientia 29, 374–375 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01926540

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