Alexander J

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 1997-2018
2018
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority ·doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5333

The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) and DL-PCBs in feed and food. The data from experimental animal and epidemiological studies we…

2018
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority ·doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5194

The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food. Regarding PFOS and PFOA occurrence, the f…

2001
Clinical microbiology reviews ·doi:10.1128/cmr.14.3.476-488.2001

Numerous epidemiological and clinical studies have noted differences in the incidence and severity of parasitic diseases between males and females. Although in some instances this may be due to gender-associated differences in behavior, the…

1997
Infection and immunity ·doi:10.1128/iai.65.3.1119-1121.1997

Given that differences between the sexes in relative susceptibility to parasitic infections have been noted, this study further elucidates the mechanisms responsible by demonstrating that male SCID mice are more resistant than female mice t…