Elevated stress hormone levels relate to Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in astronauts

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 891-895

  Stowe, Raymond P ^a   Pierson, Duane L ^b   Barrett, Alan D T ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Microgravity; Spaceflight; Stress; Viral immunity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HORMONE; NORADRENALIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MICROGRAVITY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 0035191538     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200111000-00007     Document Type: Article

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