Cold exposure and immune function

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 828-836

  Shephard, Roy J ^a,b,c,d   Shek, Pang N ^a,b,c  

^a School of Physical and Health Education   (Canada)

^b DEF AND CIV INST OF ENVIRON MED   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytolic activity; Heat shock proteins; Hypothermia; Infection; Leukocytes

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLD EXPOSURE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CYTOLYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0032452639     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-097     Document Type: Review

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