Testosterone key to disease transmission

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 23:00

(Penn State) High levels of testosterone may be a key factor in spreading disease among mice, according to biologists.

The findings could help explain why males in a population are often more likely to get infected, and transmit disease.


 

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