Sex hormones signal why virus hits men harder

Science. 2020 Jun 5;368(6495):1038-1039. doi: 10.1126/science.368.6495.1038.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Dihydrotestosterone / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Sex Factors
  • Testosterone / metabolism*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Dihydrotestosterone
  • Testosterone