The psychoneuroimmunological system: A recently evolved networking organ system

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-268

  Vishwanath, R ^a  

^a DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029833801     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90064-X     Document Type: Article

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