Sex Reporting in Preclinical Microbiological and Immunological Research

ABSTRACT Both sex (i.e., biological construct of male and female) and gender (i.e., social construct of masculine and feminine) impact the pathogenesis of diseases, including those caused by microbial infections. Following the 2015 NIH policy for consideration of sex as a biological variable in prec...

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Main Authors: Tanvi Potluri, Kyrra Engle, Ashley L. Fink, Landon G. vom Steeg, Sabra L. Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-12-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01868-17