Psychological stress may induce increased humoral and decreased cellular immunity

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 139-141

  Paik, In Ho ^a   Toh, Kyu Young ^a   Lee, Chul ^a   Kim, Jung Jin ^a   Lee, Soo Jung ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0034493347     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964280009595761     Document Type: Article

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