Impact of stress, gender and menstrual cycle on immune system: Possible role of nitric oxide

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-387

  Pehlivanoǧlu, Bilge ^a   Balkanci, Z D ^a   Ridvanagaoglu A Y ^a   Durmazlar, N ^a   Ozturk G ^a   Erbas D ^a   Okur, H ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gender; Lymphocyte subtypes; Menstrual cycle; Nitric oxide; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METADRENALIN; NITRIC OXIDE; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METANEPHRINE; NITRIC OXIDE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035496979     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.109.4.383.4234     Document Type: Article

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