Met-enkephalin modulates stress-induced alterations of the immune response in mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 277-284

  Marotti, Tanja ^a   Gabrilovac, Jelka ^a   Rabatic, Sabina ^b   Smejkal Jagar, Lidija ^a   Rocic, Boris ^b   Haberstock, Helena ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

HPA axis; immune response; met enkephalin; naloxone; stress

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CORTICOSTERONE; METENKEPHALIN; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029884975     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02112-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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