Personality types, lifestyle, and sensitivity to mental stress in association with NK activity

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-73

  Imai, Kazue ^a,b   Nakachi, Kei ^a,b  

^a SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lifestyle; Mental stress; Neurotransmitter; NK activity; Personality type

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RESISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EXTRAVERSION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTROVERSION; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PERSONALITY;

EID: 0034756440     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00075     Document Type: Article

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