Sex-dependent toxoplasmosis-associated differences in testosterone concentration in humans

Abstract

Subjects with latent infection of the coccidian parasite Toxoplasma gondii have a higher concentration of testosterone than uninfected controls.

Keywords

• infection
• behaviour
• Toxoplasma
• hormones
• androgens
• manipulation
• 4th digit ratio
• latent toxoplasmosis
• complement-fixation
• human-behavior
• dopamine
• gondii
• 2nd
• infection
• parasites
• gender