Psychosomatic Medicine 58:273-286 (1996) Experimental Social Fear: Immunological, Hormonal, and Autonomic Concomitants

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-286

  Gerritsen, Welmoet ^a   Heijnen, Cobi J ^b   Wiegant, Victor M ^c   Bermond, Bob ^a   Frijda, Nico H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Univ Hosp Children Het W   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular activity; Emotions; Hormones; Immune responses; Psychoneuroimmunology; Social fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROLACTIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029952598     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199605000-00011     Document Type: Article

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