Modulation of neuroimmune parameters during the eustress of humor-associated mirthful laughter

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 62-76

  Berk, L S ^a   Felten, D L ^a   Tan, S A ^a   Bittman, B B ^a   Westengard, J ^a  

^a INNOVISION COMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOKINE; DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; GAMMA INTERFERON; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GRANULOCYTE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA VOLUME; SUPPRESSOR CELL;

ADULT; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INTERFERON TYPE II; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LAUGHTER; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION;

EID: 0035096505     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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