Testosterone

Molecular group: 
Metabolic markers
Molecule/Cell: 
Testosterone
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS
pRBC infection titer: 
10^6
Mouse genetic background (Con): 
C57BL/6
Experimental treatment group (EG): 
testosterone
Lethal infection (Con): 
♀24%
Lethal infection (EG): 
♀ yes
Pathology (Con): 
N.I.
Pathology (EG): 
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con): 
Increased peak
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con): 
Similar reticulocytosis and anemia
Refs: 
Wunderlich et al., 2005, Microbes Infect