Lactation alters the effects of conditioned stress on immune function

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Shanks, Nola ^a   Kusnecov, Alex ^b   Pezzone, Michael ^b   Berkun, Jonathan ^b   Rabin, Bruce S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokines; lymphocyte proliferation; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; LACTATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; STRESS;

EID: 0031024193     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.1.r16     Document Type: Article

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