Increased number of mast cells in the central nervous system of adult male mice following chronic subordination stress

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-133

  Cirulli, Francesca ^a   Pistillo, Luana ^b   De Acetis, Luigi ^a   Alleva, Enrico ^a   Aloe, Luigi ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; CNS; Mast cells; Mouse; Psycheneuroirnmunology; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL DENSITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABENULA; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031845410     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brbi.1998.0505     Document Type: Article

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