Age-related changes of neuro-endocrine-immune interactions in healthy humans

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Mazzoccoli, G ^a,c   Correra, M ^a   Bianco, G ^a   De Cata, A ^a   Balzanelli, M ^a   Giuliani, A ^a   Tarquini, R ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythmicity; Neuro endocrine immune system

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD2 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTIRELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031412901     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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